Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ripcord"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ripcord
n 1: a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide
enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to
descend
2: a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack
during a descent
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