static line

noun

, Military.

1. a line attached to a parachute pack and to a cable in an aircraft for the purpose of automatically opening the parachute after it is dropped.

static line

noun

1. a line attaching the pack of a parachute to an aircraft, so that the parachute is opened when it has fallen clear of the aircraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of static line¹

First recorded in 1925–30