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7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
noun a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
originFrom rip + cord.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0