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noun
A restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
synonym: arrester.
is a specific kind of: constraint, restraint.
is a part of: aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop.
derivation: arrest, halt, hold.
Dutch: bliksemafleiderPolish: lina hamownicza
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