Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lace or cord fastened in the bag of a balloon in such a way that a sharp pull upon it will rip the bag and let the gas escape.
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Examples
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So on the next take she counted the passing floors of the building—and pulled the rip-cord on time.
Fighting and Falling in High Heels Christina Binkley 2011
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Ms. Bell wore a harness with a wire wound around her neck, shoulder and between her legs to spin her body head-over-heels once she pulled a rip-cord.
Fighting and Falling in High Heels Christina Binkley 2011
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June 30, 2008 at 12:02 pm iffen dey pull rip-cord in tyme…..assuming dey pull it at awl.
Just wait until the tomcat who is - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Her cries, however, they were not to be heard, drowned as they were by the rip-cord roar of the buzz saw.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Her cries, however, they were not to be heard, drowned as they were by the rip-cord roar of the buzz saw.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Her cries, however, they were not to be heard, drowned as they were by the rip-cord roar of the buzz saw.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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Her cries, however, they were not to be heard, drowned as they were by the rip-cord roar of the buzz saw.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Richard C. Morais 2008
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"I had a parachute strapped to me in case I fell, and Bill showed me the rip-cord I had to pull in case of danger," said Lucy-Ann, the youngest, her eyes shining.
The Valley of Adventure Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1947
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I pulled the rip-cord, and it seemed an eternity before I felt the sudden jerk on the harness which told me the parachute had opened.
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"Should be a valve-cord and a rip-cord somewhere," he muttered to himself,
Panther Eye 1918
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