| a line attached to a parachute pack and to a cable in an aircraft for the purpose of automatically opening the parachute after it is dropped. |
| static line | |
noun | |
| 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 |