Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A cord pulled to release the pack of a parachute.
- n. A cord pulled to release gas from a balloon.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- n. a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
- n. a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
Examples
“After a year of wrestling with the decision, however, the Balints are finally pulling the ripcord.”
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“Royce immediately pulled the ripcord, felt the massive jerk of deployment, then began gliding in a slow circle down toward the speck in the water below.”
“I used to like the prong rests because it was simple but the helical fletching is a problem so i switched to the ripcord and never looked back.”
“We were told to listen for a ringing sound at 5,000 feet, which meant it was time to do something, like pull the ripcord.”
“Since I forgot to pull the ripcord when a bell — or something rang — Eddie tapped me on the shoulder, and then he pulled the cord.”
“Wall Street executives can always pull the ripcord on their golden parachutes before hitting the pavement.”
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“There is a ripcord available when a seller or buyer refuses to sign the required disclosure form.”
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“All it did was allow Steve Poizner, Benchmark Capital, Motorola, TI Ventures and others to pull the ripcord.”
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“The temptation is enormous, as the industry tries to find a parachute to stop its current freefall, and any potentially high-profile book looks like a ripcord.”
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“Had anyone seen these clues -- and, interestingly, perhaps Skoll did as he liquidated his entire eBay stake in 2006 -- they might have pulled the ripcord on owning the stock in 2006 or 2007 when it was trading at $35, before the bottom fell out in the stock and it hit its nadir below $10 this past March.”
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reesetee I love that WeirdNet uses the word "gasbag" in the definition. Jan 29, 2009