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

The Huskies’ second-year head strength and conditioning coach paces before a yellow bungee cord, with shoulder harnesses attached by crane straps on either end.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 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

Dad is great, but he’s an inventor and he’d probably tune out while he sketched gigantic catapults and estimated the tensile strength required for a bungee cord to send a one-man glider into orbit.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen