- ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
--1 is a kind of cord
--1 is a part of balloon- ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
--2 is a kind of cord
--2 is a part of parachute, chute - ripcord - a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent