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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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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 Arthur Morrison

She noted the exact position of the communication cord.

From Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

"Carried, be jabers!" roared Paddy Doolan, pulling the communication cord, while Bill, Sandy and some more, seized the Socialist.

From The Kangaroo Marines by R. W. Campbell

"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 Dornford Yates

"Why didn't you pull the communication cord?" asked the station-master, pompously stern.

From Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Oliver Fleming

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