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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

static line
    n 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