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• communication cord — noun A cord in the wall or ceiling of a railway train which can be pulled in an emergency to stop the train • • • Main Entry: ↑communicate * * * communication cord UK US noun [countable] [singular communication cord …   Useful english dictionary

• communication cord — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a cord or chain which a train passenger may pull in an emergency, causing the train to brake …   English terms dictionary

• communication cord — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms communication cord : singular communication cord plural communication cords British a chain or handle that a passenger can pull to make a train stop in an emergency. The official name for a communication cord… …   English dictionary

• communication cord — noun Brit. a cord or chain which a train passenger may pull in an emergency, causing the train to brake …   English new terms dictionary

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