communication cord
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
Then I made for the handle of the communication cord.
From The Ghost A Modern Fantasy by Bennett, Arnold
The other warder, unable to get to the window to help his colleague, was making vain efforts to stop the train by pulling the communication cord.
From A Book of Remarkable Criminals by Irving, Henry Brodribb
"Why didn't you pull the communication cord?" asked the station-master, pompously stern.
From Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Fleming, Oliver
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