Term: static line: a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: spruce: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: gopher: burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: radioactive iodine test: test of thyroid function in which the patient is given an oral dose of radioactive iodine-131
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: hellenism: the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: checkbook: a book issued to holders of checking accounts
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: diary: a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: bend: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: third-rater: one who is third-rate or distinctly inferior
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: time-scale factor: the ratio of the simulation time to the time of the real process
Broader: cord: a line made of twisted fibers or threads | Unrelated: blood meal: the dried and powdered blood of animals