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arresting cable

ar·rest·ing ca·ble (plural ar·rest·ing ca·bles)


noun 
Definition:
 
cable to stop landing aircraft: one of a set of cables strung across the deck of an aircraft carrier to catch the tail hook of a landing aircraft and bring it to a halt ( usually used in the plural )

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