arresting gear
noun
: an apparatus that is used to halt the forward motion of an airplane landing on an aircraft carrier by catching a hook on the airplane's tail and that consists of a series of wire cables extending across the flight deck
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The ship is also supposed to receive a new deck coating, new aircraft arresting gear, and new electronic warfare, communications, navigation, and combat control gear.
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2023
Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2023
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“Arresting gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arresting%20gear. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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