static line

noun Military.

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.

Origin of static line

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby static line

static cling, static convulsion, static dump, static electricity, static friction, static line, static memory, static pressure, static ram, static reflex, static tube

British Dictionary definitions for static line

static line

noun

a line attaching the pack of a parachute to an aircraft, so that the parachute is opened when it has fallen clear of the aircraft