communication cord
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
"I can wave to the engine-driver as we go round a bend if you think it's any good, or, of course, there's always the communication cord, only—" I broke off and looked at her.
From The Brother of Daphne by Yates, Dornford
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)
The communication cord had been pulled, and we stopped with a jerk.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)
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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