Arrestor

Word ARRESTOR
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Definitions and meanings of "Arrestor"

What do we mean by arrestor?

One who places another under arrest.

A device that stops or prevents, such as a railway buffer, or a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.

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The word "arrestor" in example sentences

Fleiss: One of the birds chewed the spark arrestor off of the chimney, and you'll see it just went up like gasoline. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Similar to the MOVs, some surge protectors use a gas discharge arrestor or gas tube, which acts similarly to an MOV since the gas in the tube becomes ionized, and less resistance to electricity flow permits over-voltage energy to flow to the physical ground. ❋ Unknown (2008)

BP restarted the collection aboard the ship effort early Saturday, after cleaning a blocked flame arrestor ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not the fall arrestor but an actual belt like lineman use. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Or they could have pulled the spark arrestor out—even though it's a lot of work to remove one, and it doesn't improve performance in any way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Despite having a garage full of loyal gas models I mostly love (a Stihl chainsaw, an Echo trimmer and backpack blower, and Honda push mower), I relished not running to the gas station, cleaning a spark arrestor screen (don't ask) or fishing out a fuel filter for replacement this year. ❋ Unknown (2009)

State police issued four warrants last week for the arrestor alleged cult leader Arvin Shreeve,61, a retired landscaper, on charges of sodomy and sexual assault of children. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But remember about our CF-188s: ...many naval features were retained from the F/A-18 including the arrestor hook, the robust landing gear, and the wing-folding mechanisms. ❋ Unknown (2008)

JOHNS: When the FBI came to arrestor Madoff here at his New York penthouse, the complaint says, Madoff told the agent, there is no innocent explanation, and that he, quote, "expected to go to jail." ❋ Unknown (2008)

In the USA, when performing a citizen's arrest it is advisable not to give a Miranda Warning or caution as this could be construed as impersonating a police officer; instead the arrestor should try to remember and tell the police officers anything the detained person has said. ❋ Dailycomic (2008)

Two arrestor beds, one on the R101 off-ramp and another on the ❋ Unknown (2005)

N14 to guide heavy vehicles to the truck stop and arrestor beds. ❋ Unknown (2005)

- Introducing wording which draws attention to the risk of error, and which emphasises the need for the arrestor (police officer) to base his or her actions on firm and clear grounds. ❋ Unknown (2002)

The Tomcat materialized out of the night like a gray ghost, nose high, landing gear and arrestor hook seeming to reach ahead of the plummeting aircraft in a desperate search for the deck. ❋ Douglass, Keith (1994)

The moment the tailhook had successfully engaged the arrestor wire and it was clear the Pilot wouldn't have to pull a "bolter" off the deck and come around for another try, the aircraft's engines spooled down again. ❋ Douglass, Keith (1994)

Tomcat 209 had one engine out, and if his tailhook failed to engage an arrestor wire, he wouldn't have the power necessary to complete a touch-and-go and would bolter off the forward end of the flight deck again. ❋ Douglass, Keith (1994)

The terse information confirmed for the men adjusting the tension of the five parallel arrestor wires stretching across the after part of the flight deck that it was an F-14D Tomcat coming in for a trap, that the aircraft had 3,300 pounds of fuel left aboard, and that the pilot could now see the yellow beacon, the "meatball," of the carrier's landing approach guide indicator. ❋ Douglass, Keith (1994)

Aft, he could see deck personnel and officers checking the arrestor cables and gathering in front of the Fresnel lens system. ❋ Douglass, Keith (1991)

His wheels hit the deck, but too far forward for the arrestor hook to snag any of the four cables stretched across his path. ❋ Douglass, Keith (1991)

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