arrester
Americannoun
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a person who arrests
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a thing that stops or checks motion, esp a mechanism of wires for slowing aeroplanes as they land on an aircraft carrier
Etymology
Origin of arrester
First recorded in 1400–50, arrester is from the late Middle English word arester. See arrest, -er 1
Example Sentences
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It is not clear whether the silo that exploded was fitted with a flame arrester at any point.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025
Although it’s simple enough for a plumber to cut out a short section of copper pipe and sweat-solder a water hammer arrester into the space, cutting through walls causes a lot of follow-up work.
From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2020
This one comes with a spark arrester, it comes with an FIM outlet, it's got the billet brackets, it's got the right amount of volume to keep it quiet.
From Time Magazine Archive
A lightning arrester no bigger than a quart-size fruit jar receives the bolt, discharges it harmlessly through its coils.
From Time Magazine Archive
This feature is not essential in an arrester intended solely to divert lightning discharges.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster
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