Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
emergency cord
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ An officer allegedly pulled the emergency cord as a joke.
▪ That coppery twang on the emergency cord that hangs tight in his gut.
Usage examples of "emergency cord".
He knew from experience that the rooms on this floor shared a toilet, and he yanked the emergency cord for the nurse before he pushed through to the neighbouring room.
Garibaldi reached under his seat and yanked on the emergency cord.
That coppery twang on the emergency cord that hangs tight in his gut.
He was trying to break the pane, to reach in through the opening from where he was, snag the overhead emergency cord, and bring the train to a stop.