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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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