communication cord
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At the moment which I had calculated to be most auspicious I suddenly threw off the semblance of boredom, rose up, lurched across the carriage and pulled the communication cord.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 7, 1919. by Various
"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)
"So perhaps it'd be just as well for me not to have thought of the communication cord, eh?"
From Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Fleming, Oliver
"I don't intend to allow you to touch the communication cord."
From A Master of Deception by Marsh, Richard
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