"rubber jungle" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-rubber jungle.ogg [Australia] Forms: rubber jungles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rubber jungle (plural rubber jungles)
  1. (aviation, informal) In a commercial passenger airliner, the dense, forest-like profusion of suspended tubes, straps, bags, and masks which results when large numbers of oxygen masks are deployed. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-rubber_jungle-en-noun-smD0yL9D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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