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NOUN (2)

1. a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend;

2. a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ripcord
    n 1: a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide
         enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
    2: a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack
       during a descent