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Definition of Arrester hook
1. Noun. A restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
Exact synonyms: Arrester
Group relationships: Aircraft Carrier, Attack Aircraft Carrier, Carrier, Flattop
Generic synonyms: Constraint, Restraint
Derivative terms: Arrest
Group relationships: Aircraft Carrier, Attack Aircraft Carrier, Carrier, Flattop
Generic synonyms: Constraint, Restraint
Derivative terms: Arrest
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arrester Hook
Literary usage of Arrester hook
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Battle in the Ice: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
"But the flight deck, too, was dropping away and the arrester hook, dangling from
the Firefly's belly, passed over the wires on the deck, missing them all. ..."
2. Barrier Reef Espionage: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
"... green light showing; propeller pitch control lever fully forward; petrol...
plenty left; flaps ... down to the landing setting, deck arrester hook down. ..."
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