Cord

• ripcord

  A cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent.

• static line

  A cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end...

Also contains

• shroud

  A line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute.

• parasail

  Parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a...

• canopy

  The umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air.

• harness

  A support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially...

• drogue

  A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly.

• drogue parachute

  A small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack.

More Connections

• parachutist

  A person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute.