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communication cord

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Trains & railways
comˌmuniˈcation ˌcord noun [countable] British English  TTTa chain that a passenger can pull to stop a train in an emergency (=a sudden dangerous situation) 〔发生紧急情况时火车乘客拉动的〕紧急制动索
Examples from the Corpus
communication cordOverhead is a communication cord, as in a train.And on the second train from Oxford they pulled the communication cord to try to avoid us.I came close to pulling the communication cord.The man opposite me yanks the communication cord, and we lurch to a halt.
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communication cord
comˌmuniˈcation ˌcord noun [countable] British English
a chain that a passenger can pull to stop a train in an emergency (=a sudden dangerous situation)