Definition of Ripcord

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

Group relationships: Balloon
Generic synonyms: Cord

2. Noun. A cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent.
Generic synonyms: Cord
Group relationships: Chute, Parachute

Definition of Ripcord

1. a cord pulled to release a parachute [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ripcord

rip-off
rip-roaring
Rip1 peroxidase
Riparia
riparial
riparian
riparian
riparians
riparian area
riparian buffer
riparian forest
riparian right
riparian wetland
Riparia riparia
Ripault's sign
ripcord (current term)
ripcords
ripe
ripe
ripe(p)
ripeck
ripecks
riped
ripely
ripen
ripen
ripened
ripener
ripeners
ripeness

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