rubber jungle
rubber jungle noun: in a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.
Noun
rubber jungle (plural rubber jungles)
- In a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.
- By the way, when all the masks are hanging out, it's sometimes referred to as the "rubber jungle."2006 May 15, Meryl Getline, “Ask the Captain: When oxygen masks mysteriously appear”, in USAToday.com, retrieved 21 Mar 2014
- From the day before, an accidental deployment of oxygen masks—a rubber jungle, in airline-speak—was discussed.2007 March 18, Jeff Bailey, “After service disruptions, airlines are saying they're sorry”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Mar 2014
Forms of rubber jungle
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Questions about rubber jungle
- What does rubber jungle mean?
- Rubber jungle means in a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed.
- What part of speech is rubber jungle?
- Rubber jungle is a noun.
- What is the plural of rubber jungle?
- The plural of rubber jungle is rubber jungles.
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