bungee

[ buhn-jee ]

noun

1. Aeronautics. any of certain springs or elastic tension devices, as the springs attached to movable controls of aircraft to facilitate their manipulation.
2. bungee cord.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bungee¹

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

The padded handle keeps the grip comfortable, while the double ones attach with a 360-degree swivel and are made of bungee cord to offer some tension and pressure relief for active dogs.

From Popular-Science

Research has shown that they are likelier to be risk-takers—skydivers and bungee jumpers as opposed to skiers and polo players.

From Time

A bungee system straps down any sweat- or rain-soaked layers that need to air out.

From Outside Online

My chair, which uses bungee cables as the back support and which I purchased at a steep discount from a Target in Florida, has served me well for close to a decade.

From Time

Even more luckily, that bungee cord was short enough to keep it from crashing.

From The Daily Beast

Even a brief dive—a bungee jump, if you will—would be scary indeed.

From The Daily Beast

Harvey: Things like bungee-jumping or skydiving scare me, but not because of the height.

From The Daily Beast