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Ripcord

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Noun

1. ripcord

a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend

2. ripcord

a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ripcord

see synonyms of ripcord
noun
1. 
a cord that when pulled opens a parachute from its pack
2. 
a cord on the gas bag of a balloon that when pulled opens a panel, enabling gas to escape and the balloon to descend

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Ripcord

see synonyms of ripcord
n.
1. A cord pulled to release the pack of a parachute.
2. A cord pulled to release gas from a balloon.

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