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emergency cord

emergency cord noun: a system for advising the driver of a public transport vehicle that there is an emergency on board, and that the vehicle should stop as quickly as possible. It may be a cord, chain, bell push, or other activating device.

Noun

emergency cord (plural emergency cords)

  1. A system for advising the driver of a public transport vehicle that there is an emergency on board, and that the vehicle should stop as quickly as possible. It may be a cord, chain, bell push, or other activating device.

Synonyms of emergency cord

Forms of emergency cord

pluralemergency cords

Questions about emergency cord

What does emergency cord mean?
Emergency cord means a system for advising the driver of a public transport vehicle that there is an emergency on board, and that the vehicle should stop as quickly as possible. It may be a cord, chain, bell push, or other activating device.
What part of speech is emergency cord?
Emergency cord is a noun.
What is the plural of emergency cord?
The plural of emergency cord is emergency cords.

Words near emergency cord in the dictionary

  1. emergences
  2. emergencies
  3. emergency
  4. emergency brake
  5. emergency brakes
  6. emergency cord
  7. emergency cords
  8. emergency department
  9. emergency departments
  10. emergency dispatch center
  11. emergency escape

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