1. A cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane

Derived forms: static lines

Type of: cord

Part of: chute, parachute

Encyclopedia: Static line

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