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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley