variants
or bungee
plural bungee cords or bungees
: an elasticized cord used especially as a fastening or shock-absorbing device
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Use straps or bungee cords to secure the gas container to the side of the truck or trailer.
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2024
Some of the best include the band’s Halloween costumes, Albini sitting behind a ginormous drum kit, and Albini dangling from a bungee cord in England.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024
These shoes also have the benefit of no-tie laces, which means getting them on is as simple as tightening the small bungee cord on top.
—Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
Both raincoats feature a detachable zip hood, a hood visor extension, an adjustable bungee cord with a metal toggle at the hood opening, a self-belt and signature stripe lining.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2024
Some of the best include the band’s Halloween costumes, Albini sitting behind a ginormous drum kit, and Albini dangling from a bungee cord in England.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024
These shoes also have the benefit of no-tie laces, which means getting them on is as simple as tightening the small bungee cord on top.
—Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
Both raincoats feature a detachable zip hood, a hood visor extension, an adjustable bungee cord with a metal toggle at the hood opening, a self-belt and signature stripe lining.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
See all Example Sentences for bungee cord
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“Bungee cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungee%20cord. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.
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