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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 ）
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(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.
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arresting gear
The carrier's arresting gear caught the jet just inches from the end of the deck.
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The carrier's arresting gear caught the jet just inches from the end of the deck.
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