Source Word
arresting gear
Noun
countable
uncountable
(aviation,
military)
A
system
used
to
quickly
decelerate
a
landing
aircraft,
essential
for
landing
on
an
aircraft
carrier
(although
land-based
airfields
can
also
be
equipped
with
arresting
gear);
the
most
common
system
consists
of
a
series
of
transverse
wire
ropes
designed
to
snag
an
aircraft's
tailhook,
connected
to
a
hydraulic
or
mechanical
energy-absorbing
system,
but
other
systems
exist
(typically
only
for
use
in
an
emergency
situation)
which
use
a
net
to
slow
down
an
aircraft.
Japanese Meaning
着陸時に航空機の速度を急速に減速させるためのシステム。主に航空母艦で使用され、横方向に配置されたワイヤーロープやネットと油圧または機械式のエネルギー吸収装置を組み合わせた装置を指します。
Sense（1）
(aviation,
military)
A
system
used
to
quickly
decelerate
a
landing
aircraft,
essential
for
landing
on
an
aircraft
carrier
(although
land-based
airfields
can
also
be
equipped
with
arresting
gear);
the
most
common
system
consists
of
a
series
of
transverse
wire
ropes
designed
to
snag
an
aircraft's
tailhook,
connected
to
a
hydraulic
or
mechanical
energy-absorbing
system,
but
other
systems
exist
(typically
only
for
use
in
an
emergency
situation)
which
use
a
net
to
slow
down
an
aircraft.
（ plural ）
