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communication cord

British

noun

a cord or chain in a train which may be pulled by a passenger to stop the train in an emergency

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Example Sentences

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She screamed, tore herself away; sprang up and pulled a communication cord.

From The Good Soldier by Ford, Ford Madox

She would throw the scent-bottle with her right hand, she decided, and tug the communication cord with her left.

From Jacob's Room by Woolf, Virginia

He was making a mental calculation as to what height above the carriage window the communication cord might be.

From Mysterious Mr. Sabin by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

“Come over here and listen to a story,” said the aunt, when the bachelor had looked twice at her and once at the communication cord.

From Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki

Merrick had been meantime invested with a similar rig-out, and then each was provided with a communication cord and an incandescent electric lamp.

From Chronicles of Martin Hewitt by Morrison, Arthur

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