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

So he concocted a system involving a bungee cord anchored to a truck that could spring the camera up to the right velocity instantly.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

He was going to jump out of the lights at the top of the stadium on a bungee cord that would transition to a zip line carrying him safely down to the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023

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

Leo had lashed himself to the console with a bungee cord harness.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan