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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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"Well," said the meek voice, "the cost of pulling a communication cord is I still five pounds, and you can have just as good a pull as ever."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919 by Various

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)

She screamed, tore herself away; sprang up and pulled a communication cord.

From The Good Soldier by Ford, Ford Madox

"I don't intend to allow you to touch the communication cord."

From A Master of Deception by Marsh, Richard

"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

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