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
So it does come with a spark arrester, and two different nozzles.
From Time Magazine Archive
The slight disadvantage involved by the modern improved arrester is not to be compared with the importance of the safety acquired.
From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, Edward Tyson
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