communication cord
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Merrick had been meantime invested with a similar rig-out, and then each was provided with a communication cord and an incandescent electric lamp.
From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Arthur Morrison
"So perhaps it'd be just as well for me not to have thought of the communication cord, eh?"
From Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Oliver Fleming
He was making a mental calculation as to what height above the carriage window the communication cord might be.
From Mysterious Mr. Sabin by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
The other warder, unable to get to the window to help his colleague, was making vain efforts to stop the train by pulling the communication cord.
From A Book of Remarkable Criminals by Henry Brodribb Irving
The communication cord had been pulled, and we stopped with a jerk.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas) Newton
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