ripcord

/ ˈrɪpˌkɔːd /

noun

1. a cord that when pulled opens a parachute from its pack
2. a cord on the gas bag of a balloon that when pulled opens a panel, enabling gas to escape and the balloon to descend

Example Sentences

But as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in her dissent to the June decision: “With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces ‘colorblindness for all’ by legal fiat.

From Scientific American

"With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces 'colorblindness for all' by legal fiat. But deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life," she wrote.

From Salon

The rig also allows a jumper whose main parachute has failed to pull the ripcord using either hand and from any direction.

From Washington Post

Is there any way those two goals might be able to overlap before Monica has to pull the ripcord?

From Salon

“It’s the perfect ripcord if you’re having a mess of a day.”

From Los Angeles Times