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UK
/ɹˈɪpkɔːd/
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NOUN
- a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
- a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
How To Use ripcord In A Sentence
- This device slows down the rate of fall, something that ensures when the time comes to pull a ripcord the main canopy is deployed more safely.
- Once safely over the French coastline, he simply pulled his parachute ripcord and floated gently to the ground on a clifftop near Calais.
- I remembered Mike's words and pulled the ripcord that opened the parachute.
- The pilot failed to pull the ripcord on his parachute.
- I refitted a kayak so I could open up the cockpit, put on a seatbelt with ripcord, paddle out, and enjoy myself. l recognized that the wheelchair could be left behind, from time to time, and I could be free to just go for it. Never Give Up On Your Dreams
- Then the ripcord was pulled, the parachute opened and he landed safely.
- You don't have to pack a parachute, pull a ripcord, or jump from a airplane.
- Jack barely wriggled into the parachute and found the ripcord in time to land painfully but not fatally.
- After falling 30,000 feet, ripcords are pulled and a quick rush of air is heard as canopies deploy - then silence.
- He explains that each pitch typically lasts two to three minutes before judges either pull the ripcord on the stammering pathetic loser and his harebrained scheme, or persevere with the kook's chef-d'oeuvre. UK Faces Of The Week, March 13 - 17
