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Definition of "ripcord" []

  • A cord pulled to release the pack of a parachute. (noun)
  • A cord pulled to release gas from a balloon. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ripcord" in a sentence
  • "After a year of wrestling with the decision, however, the Balints are finally pulling the ripcord."
  • "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."