English noun: static line | |||
1. | static line (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cord | ||
Part meronym | chute, parachute | ||