ripcord
Parachutist's essential yank
A ripcord is a cord that, when pulled, releases a parachute from its pack.
The term extends to any cord that activates a mechanism by pulling—inflating a life vest, deploying an emergency brake.
Figuratively, to pull the ripcord is to bail out of a situation before it gets worse: She pulled the ripcord on that relationship just in time.
To let go
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- activationSetting into operation
- triggerWhat initiates action
- deployPosition for use
yank · tug · handle · latch · pin · spring-loaded · manual release · extraction
Organized distribution of resources
- activationSetting into operation
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- reserveSupply kept back
- failsafeAutomatic protective default
lifeline · last resort · survival · crisis · bailout · ejection · abort · malfunction
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- reserve chuteSecondary emergency parachute
static line · tandem · jumpmaster · dropzone · altimeter · harness · rigging · cutaway
release
To let go
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- activationSetting into operation
- triggerWhat initiates action
deploy · yank · tug · handle · latch · pin · spring-loaded · manual release · extraction
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
- activationSetting into operation
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- reserveSupply kept back
failsafe · lifeline · last resort · survival · crisis · bailout · ejection · abort · malfunction · cutaway
skydiving
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
reserve chute · static line · tandem · jumpmaster · dropzone · altimeter · harness · rigging · cutaway · AAD
- cordsparacord
- Airborne Forcesparatrooper, airborne, parachute drop, drop zone, static line
- BeybladePegasus, Achilles, launcher, stadium, arena
- skydiving gearparachute, reserve chute, risers, toggles, harness
- balloonslatex balloons, latex balloon, hydrogen balloons, foil balloons, helium balloons
- fiberscotton, wool, silk, linen, hemp