Arresting

Arresting

::"For the aircraft term see Arresting gear"Arresting is a small rural village in the Kelheim district of Lower Bavaria, first mentioned in 1086. It is situated about 7 km north of Neustadt an der Donau, on the left bank of the Danube. There are some 130 inhabitants. The former independent municipality of Arresting was incorporated into Neustadt an der Donau in 1972.


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  • Arresting — Ar*rest ing ([a^]r*r[e^]st [i^]ng), a. Striking; attracting attention; impressive. [1913 Webster] This most solemn and arresting occurrence. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arresting — index moving (evoking emotion), obviation, preventive, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • arresting — early 15c., action of stopping someone or something, noun from prp. of ARREST (Cf. arrest) (q.v.). Adjectival meaning striking, that captures the imagination is from 1792 …   Etymology dictionary

  • arresting — striking, remarkable, *noticeable, outstanding, salient, signal, prominent, conspicuous Analogous words: impressive, *moving, touching, affecting, poignant: fascinating, attractive, enchanting (see under ATTRACT) Contrasted words: *common,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • arresting — [ə rest′iŋ] adj. attracting attention; interesting; striking arrestingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • Arresting — Das Dorf Arresting ist ein Ortsteil der Stadt Neustadt an der Donau im Landkreis Kelheim, Niederbayern. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Lage 2 Geschichte 3 Kirche 4 Struktur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • arresting — arrestingly, adv. /euh res ting/, adj. 1. attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile. 2. making or having made an arrest: the arresting officer. [ARREST + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • Arresting — Arrest Ar*rest , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arresting}.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arr[^e]ter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See {Rest} remainder.] 1. To stop; to check or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arresting — adjective Date: 1792 catching the attention ; striking, impressive < an arresting image > • arrestingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • arresting — adj. Arresting is used with these nouns: ↑officer …   Collocations dictionary

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