pullcord

noun

pullcord

noun

Etymology From pull + cord.

1

A cord that can be pulled to activate a light or other mechanism.

The switch is operated by a rope pullcord at the level and a plastic-coated wire pullcord anywhere between levels.1964, Ontario. Dept, “Bulletin”, in Mines, numbers 163-167, page 15:

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