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.

---

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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