ripcord

• rip cord

From rip +‎ cord.

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ripcord (plural ripcords)

1. A cord to release a parachute from its sack.

   pull the ripcord

• “rip cord”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “ripcord”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “ripcord” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.