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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Example Sentences

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

For one study, she put an open can of cat food in a trash bin, secured the lid with a bungee cord and deployed it in backyards to see how raccoons would react.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022

You can also use a bungee cord to keep the chains tight.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2021

Sure enough, my bike rack broke, and I was thankful to have zip ties and a bungee cord in my emergency stash.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2021

She'd caught up to me, even with the added weight of RiRi’s roll attached to her own with a fraying bungee cord.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline