(historic preservation) State of preservation where no attempt is made to improve a ruin, but rather to keep it from deteriorating any further.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of de-arrest

simple past tense and past participle of de-arrest

present participle of de-arrest

plural of spark arrester

plural of arrester bed

(transport) A short, gravel filled, uphill exit ramp from a freeway or motorway designed to reduce the speed of an out of control vehicle.

plural of arresting gear

(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.

Alternative form of spark arrestor