| 单词 | ripping rope |
| 释义 | > as lemmasripping rope ripping rope n. now rare = 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 1917 E. J. Widmer Mil. Observ. Balloons ix. 135 Then he places the ripping rope in coils from the appendix ring in proximity to the valve opening. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 89/1 On examination, it was found that moisture had condensed on the ripping ropes and frozen there, until each cord was about as thick as a man's forearm. ?1935 J. Pringle Early Brit. Balloon Posts v. 102 The Daily Graphic replied that Mr. Tannar had hold of the ripping rope ready to pull it, but the cord was dashed out of his hand at the finish. < as lemmas |
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