STATIC LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does static line mean? 

• STATIC LINE (noun)
  The noun STATIC LINE has 1 sense:

1. a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane

  Familiarity information: STATIC LINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STATIC LINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("static line" is a kind of...):

cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)

Holonyms ("static line" is a part of...):

chute; parachute (rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall)