Meanings
plural communication cords
- Synonym of emergency cord.
Although the pyrotechnics should be slightly dimmed as the shoes become run in, one feels that they may still be strong enough to tempt some nervous passengers in the leading coach of a boat train to reach for the communication cord.
1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 125Synonyms: emergency cord
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of emergency cord.
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communication cord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/communication%20cord
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