umbilical cord

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umbilical cord (plural umbilical cords)

  1. (anatomy) The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.
  2. (aerospace) The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft.
  3. (aerospace) Any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff.
  4. (figurative, including) An overdependence on, or overattachment to, one's parents or guardians.
    • 2024 February 7, Andrew McNaughton, “HS2: a truncated route cuts off city lifelines”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 47:
      Remember the eastern leg of HS2 being lopped back to the East Midlands? To this Yorkshireman, this was a tragedy. It removed the umbilical cord designed to connect and bind together the modern advanced manufacturing corridor of England (West Midlands-East Midlands-the reborn Sheffield-Leeds-Teesside-Tyneside), helping it to be capable of competing internationally through the synergy of skills and skilled people.

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