arrester hook arrester • arresting · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · arrester hook · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Synonyms: arrester, arrester hook. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · arrester · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 k latin small letter k U+006B o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074