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kill cords

kill cords is the plural of kill cord.

Meaning of kill cord

Noun

kill cord (plural kill cords)

  1. On a small boat, a safety device consisting of a cord attached to the helmsman's leg or arm and linked to an engine cut-out switch, such that the switch is triggered and the boat's engine automatically stopped ("killed") if the helmsman is thrown from his seat.

Questions about kill cords

What is kill cords the plural of?
Kill cords is the plural of kill cord.

Words near kill cords in the dictionary

  1. kill box
  2. kill boxes
  3. kill chain
  4. kill chains
  5. kill cord
  6. kill cords
  7. kill devil
  8. Kill Devil Hills
  9. kill fee
  10. kill fees
  11. kill file

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