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trip cords

trip cords is the plural of trip cord.

Meaning of trip cord

Noun

trip cord (plural trip cords)

  1. A cord, line, lanyard, or wire that, when pulled, mechanically activates a device.
    • Seeing the trip cord of a bouncing Betty nearby gave us cold chills, and we moved all the more slowly through the woods.
    Synonyms:
    tripline, tripwire
  2. A type of electrical extension cord: see pad.

Questions about trip cords

What is trip cords the plural of?
Trip cords is the plural of trip cord.

Words near trip cords in the dictionary

  1. trip bomb
  2. trip bombs
  3. trip computer
  4. trip computers
  5. trip cord
  6. trip cords
  7. trip flare
  8. trip from the tongue
  9. trip hammer
  10. trip hammers
  11. trip hop

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