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Definition of: ripcord
(rip′kôrd′) noun Aeron.
1. The cord, together with the handle and fastening pins, which, when pulled, releases the canopy of a parachute from its pack.
2. A cord attached to the rip panel of a balloon, which, when pulled, frees the panel from the envelope.
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