Bungee Cord - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: bungee cordBungee jump
an act of derring do in which a person jumps from a high platform such as a bridge attached usually by the legs to a bungee cord which is set to a length that will halt the drop before the person reaches the surface of the earth or the water...
Bungee cord
a strong elastic cord usually with a hook at each end used as a shock absorbing device or to bind packages together as on a dolly or handcart...
Corded
Bound or fastened with cords...
Rip cord
A cord by which the gas bag of a balloon may be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas quickly and so cause immediate descent...
Ripping cord
same as Rip cord...
Cord of wood
Cord of wood, a quantity of wood eight feet long, four feet broad, and four feet high....
Quipu
A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians Mexicans etc as a substitute for writing and figures consisting of a main cord from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors each having a special meaning as silver gold corn soldiers etc Single double and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords representing definite numbers It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes and to register important facts and events...
Bungee
a spring or other elastic device especially one attached to a control to facilitate its manipulation...
boondoggle
a braided cord made by hand by young scouts used for various purposes such as a hat cord or a key chain...
Cordage
Ropes or cords collectively hence anything made of rope or cord as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes...
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