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kill cord

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
kil-l -cord
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

On a small boat, a safety device consisting of a cord attached to the helmsman's leg or arm and linked to an engine cut-out switch, such that the switch is triggered and the boat's engine automatically stopped ("killed") if the helmsman is thrown from his seat.

Inflected Forms

kill cords (plural)

Questions

What does kill cord mean?
On a small boat, a safety device consisting of a cord attached to the helmsman's leg or arm and linked to an engine cut-out switch, such that the switch is triggered and the boat's engine automatically stopped ("killed") if the helmsman is thrown from his seat.

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