arrester hook

1. 1.

   a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier

   Synonymsarrester

   Broaderrestraint

   Part ofaircraft carrier

Questions about arrester hook

What does arrester hook mean?

arrester hook means "a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier".

What is another word for arrester hook?

Close synonyms include arrester. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.