arresters
Those who detain
Arresters are devices that stop, catch, or prevent something from continuing.
A lightning arrester protects electrical systems by diverting surge current to ground.
A spark arrester on an exhaust prevents hot particles from escaping.
On aircraft carriers, arrester wires catch tailhooks to stop landing planes.
The spelling arrestors is equally common.
lanyard
Wearable cord for items
- tailhookAircraft carrier brake mechanism
- electrical equipmentelectric motors, transformer, transformers, generators, circuit breaker
- electrical wiringwires, wire, ground wire, circuit, grounding wire
electrical function
arrestersconductors
Those who direct ensembles
transmitters · electrical conductors · amplifiers · live wires · power lines
motion/momentum
arrestersaccelerators
Things that speed up
launchers · propellers · catapults · boosters · thrusters
law enforcement action
arrestersliberators
Those who free captives
freers · rescuers · emancipators · bail bondsmen · defense attorneys
- arrested developmentHalted progression before completion