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arrester hook

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Noun1.arrester hook - a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
arrester
aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, flattop, carrier - a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"


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