ripcord

rip·cord (r

kôrd

)

1. A cord pulled to release the pack of a parachute.

2. A cord pulled to release gas from a balloon.

ripcord [ˈrɪpˌkɔːd]

1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a cord that when pulled opens a parachute from its pack

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a cord on the gas bag of a balloon that when pulled opens a panel, enabling gas to escape and the balloon to descend

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Noun	1.	ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend balloon - large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
	2.	ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" chute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

Translations

ripcord [ˈrɪpkɔːd] N (Aer) → cuerda f de apertura

ripcord [ˈrɪpkɔː^rd] n → poignée f d'ouverture

ripcord

n → Reißleine f

ripcord [ˈrɪpˌkɔːd] n (Aer) → cavo di spiegamento

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static line

Best friends Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are part of the security detail, hired by McCullen to protect his state-of-the-art warheads.

All guns blazing by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

Grief-stricken On their tail are the GI Joes - Duke (Channing Tatum), Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols) and Snake Eyes (Ray Park).

Action man loses the plot by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)

Co-produced by Hasbro, who created the titular action figure in the 1960s, Channing Tatum (Stop-Loss, Step Up) is US soldier Duke who, with pal Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), joins the Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity - or GIJOE - special-ops team.

GOING HELL FOR LEATHER; THE BIG RELEASE by The Mirror (London, England)

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