bungee
[ buhn-jee ]
/ ˈbʌn dʒi /
noun
Aeronautics. any of certain springs or elastic tension devices, as the springs attached to movable controls of aircraft to facilitate their manipulation.
Words nearby bungee
bundy, bunfight, bung, bungaloid, bungalow, bungee, bungee cord, bungee jumping, bunger, bunghole, bungle
Origin of bungee
origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for bungee
Even more luckily, that bungee cord was short enough to keep it from crashing.
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