Explore Arrestor through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Arrestor in a sentence
Arrestor meaning
Alternative form of arrester.
Using Arrestor
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of arrester.
Context around Arrestor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Arrestor
- In this selection, "arrestor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ship, lightning, flame, project, rod and wires stand out and add context to how "arrestor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a flame arrestor air and and a lightning arrestor rod fell. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "arrestor" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with arrestor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Contractors also performed work on the Poe Lock ship arrestor project. (11 words)
Aircraft that are landing extend a tailhook that catches on arrestor wires stretched across the deck to bring themselves to a stop in a short distance. (26 words)
Monsoon affects Hyderabad Metro Rail, on Saturday, around 2:30 pm a lightning arrestor rod fell on the metro rail track near the assembly station due to heavy wind pressure. (30 words)
The screen acts as a flame arrestor ; air (and any firedamp present) can pass through the mesh freely enough to support combustion, but the holes are too fine to allow a flame to propagate through them and ignite any firedamp outside the mesh. (43 words)
Monsoon affects Hyderabad Metro Rail, on Saturday, around 2:30 pm a lightning arrestor rod fell on the metro rail track near the assembly station due to heavy wind pressure. (30 words)
Aircraft that are landing extend a tailhook that catches on arrestor wires stretched across the deck to bring themselves to a stop in a short distance. (26 words)
Example sentences (4)
Contractors also performed work on the Poe Lock ship arrestor project.
Monsoon affects Hyderabad Metro Rail, on Saturday, around 2:30 pm a lightning arrestor rod fell on the metro rail track near the assembly station due to heavy wind pressure.
Aircraft that are landing extend a tailhook that catches on arrestor wires stretched across the deck to bring themselves to a stop in a short distance.
The screen acts as a flame arrestor ; air (and any firedamp present) can pass through the mesh freely enough to support combustion, but the holes are too fine to allow a flame to propagate through them and ignite any firedamp outside the mesh.