Ripcord
nounid
120514·updated May 18, 2026verified
a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
polysemous
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Ripcords
- possessive
- Ripcord's
- pluralpossessive
- Ripcords'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
- §2
- a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
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