communication cord
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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 cord• Overhead 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.comˌmuniˈcation ˌcord nounChineseSyllable
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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)
comˌmuniˈcation ˌcord
noun [countable] British Englisha chain that a passenger can pull to stop a train in an emergency (=a sudden dangerous situation)