Associations to the word «Arrester»

Wiktionary

ARRESTER, noun. One who places under arrest.
ARRESTER, noun. A device that stops or prevents, as a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.

Dictionary definition

ARRESTER, noun. A restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca