communication cord

English

Noun

communication cord (plural communication cords)

1. Synonym of emergency cord.
   • 1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 125:

     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.

References

• “communication cord”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.