arrester

[ uh-res-ter ]

noun

1. Also arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.
2. Electricity. lightning arrester.

arrester

/ əˈrɛstə /

noun

1. a person who arrests
2. a thing that stops or checks motion, esp a mechanism of wires for slowing aeroplanes as they land on an aircraft carrier

Word History and Origins

Origin of arrester¹

First recorded in 1400–50, arrester is from the late Middle English word arester. See arrest, -er ¹

Example Sentences

The fault was found in a lightning arrester which one of the operators had neglected in the cable hut.

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That illustrated by c is made by the method explained under "A Spray Arrester."

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It may, however, be made with two internal seals of the class described under "A Spray Arrester."

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Sans se destourner et sans s'arrester au bruit des jappereaux qui crient après luy.

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But there is great danger of setting a fire if an engine is run with wood or straw without the spark arrester.

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