ripcord
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
Types & categories
- cord hypernym
Parts & wholes
- balloon part holonym
Sense 2 noun
a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
Types & categories
- cord hypernym
Parts & wholes
- chute part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | balloon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cord |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | chute |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cord |