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Rip cord   Listen
noun
Rip cord  n.  
1.
(Aeronautics) A cord by which the gas bag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent.
2.
A cord which, when pulled, opens a parachute.






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