'Rip cord' definitions:
Definition of 'Rip cord'
From: GCIDE
- Rip cord \Rip cord\
- 1. (Aeronautics) A cord by which the gas bag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. a cord which, when pulled, opens a parachute. [PJC]