WordNet
n. a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier [syn: arrester]
Usage examples of "arrester hook".
He skimmed along the tail of the wagon train, 'landing on' just ninety seconds after Gus's arrester hook had engaged the wire.
With one hand he cut the throttles all the way back, then flicked on the Viking's external lights and dropped the arrester hook to signal the deck crew that he was in trouble.
He cut back his powerful engine to almost nothing, lowered the specially-installed arrester hook and crossed his fingers .
Because of the strengthening it needed to cope with being sent forth with a kick from a catapult and landing with an arrester hook, it was a little heavier and a little slower than a top land-based fighter—.
The Russians had strengthened the undercarriage, added an arrester hook and some avionics that roughly matched the Tomcat's ILS and ACLS gear.