arrester
Meanings
Plural: arresters
Noun
- a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
- One who places another under arrest.
- A device that stops or prevents, such as a railway buffer, or a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.
Origin / Etymology
From arrest + -er.
Synonyms
arrester hook
Scrabble Score: 8
arrester is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordarrester is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
arrester is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
arrester is a valid Words With Friends word