bungee cord

American  

noun

1. an elasticized cord, typically with a hook at each end, used to bind items or packages together, to secure a suitcase to a wheeled carrier, etc.

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bungee cord

I will herald the expert coaching and composure from New York’s Mike Brown, who refused to let the bungee cord go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

In canicross, runners or cyclists wear belts or harnesses that are attached via a bungee cord to their dogs.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

Little did I know that being bound together at the hip by a tether constructed from bungee cord and hard plastic would be so miserable for me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

In the smash-hit revival of “Into the Woods,” he is the beguiling puppeteer partner of Milky White — a saucer-eyed domesticated animal constructed out of laminated cardboard, lightweight foam, fiberglass rods and a bungee cord.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022

I pictured a string, a bungee cord connecting me to the world from the small of my back.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan