| 单词 | ripping cord |
| 释义 | > as lemmasripping cord ripping cord n. = ripcord n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > balloons and airships > [noun] > rip cord ripcord1886 rip line1892 ripping cord1899 ripping line1904 ripping rope1917 1899 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Dec. 2656/1 Envelope, Openers, Cord. Those in which the opening is effected by means of a ripping-cord. 1907 Strand Mag. Feb. 149/1 The utility of the ripping-cord was brought home to me..in a recent ascent. 1934 L. Rosenhead tr. O. G. Tietjens Fund. Hydro- & Aeromechanics iii. 59 Shortly before contact, the ripping cord is pulled and the gas escapes rapidly from the big opening. 1986 J. Lomax Women of Air i. 9 When she had decided where to land, she pulled the ripping cord to detach herself from the balloon, which then deflated rapidly and landed unattended. < as lemmas |
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