Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun static_line

1 sense of static line

Sense 1
static line -- (a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane)
       => cord -- (a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord")