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communication cord

British

noun

a cord or chain in a train which may be pulled by a passenger to stop the train in an emergency

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He was making a mental calculation as to what height above the carriage window the communication cord might be.

From Mysterious Mr. Sabin by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

"I can wave to the engine-driver as we go round a bend if you think it's any good, or, of course, there's always the communication cord, only—" I broke off and looked at her.

From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford

"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 Fleming, Oliver

"I don't intend to allow you to touch the communication cord."

From A Master of Deception by Marsh, Richard

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 Irving, Henry Brodribb

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