ZIPLINE

Etymology

Noun

zipline (plural ziplines)

A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.

Synonyms: aerial ropeslide, aerial runway, flying fox, Tyrollean runway, zip-wire

Coordinate term: Tyrolean traverse

A trip on a zipline.

Verb

zipline (third-person singular simple present ziplines, present participle ziplining, simple past and past participle ziplined)

To travel by zipline.

Source: Wiktionary



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