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Ripping Panel

Webster's Dictionary

A long patch, on a balloon, to be ripped off, by the rip cord, at landing, in order to allow the immediate escape of gas and instant deflation of the bag.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ripping Panel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/ripping-panel.html. 1828.