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noun
The cord attached from the parachute pack to the plane, used to automatically deploy the parachute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, parachuting
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noun
a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cord
History
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