communication cord
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"If you don't go back to the other end of the carriage at once I'll pull the communication cord and stop the train."
From A Master of Deception by Richard Marsh
The communication cord had been pulled, and we stopped with a jerk.
From Westward with the Prince of Wales by W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas) Newton
"Why didn't you pull the communication cord?" asked the station-master, pompously stern.
From Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Oliver Fleming
"I don't intend to allow you to touch the communication cord."
From A Master of Deception by Richard Marsh
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 Henry Brodribb Irving
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