| 单词 | alarm cord |
| 释义 | > as lemmasalarm cord alarm cord n. (a) a cord used to sound or activate an alarm bell (or occasionally an alarm gun or a similar device); (b) the communication cord on a railway train. ΚΠ 1868 U.S. Patent 60,897 in Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1867 I. 457/2 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. No. 96) X The latter is tripped by the rotation of the gun upon its upright pivot, when the alarm cord is pulled. 1870 Standard 3 Nov. 7/5 Hosken called out that he had lost his hat, and told Davey to pull the alarm cord. 1872 E. Eggleston End of World v. 40 In behind the donjon chimney he pulled an alarm cord. 1921 Times 17 Aug. 8/5 The passengers returning from the dining car came to M. Mollard's aid and the alarm cord was pulled. 1998 People (Nexis) 20 Sept. 6 The train stopped quarter of a mile before Surbiton, after a shocked passenger pulled the alarm cord. 2005 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 16 Sept. 3 He tried to sexually assault her but fled after she called for help using an emergency alarm cord. < as lemmas |
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