zipline

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See also: zip-line

English

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Etymology

zip +‎ line

Pronunciation

Noun

zipline (plural ziplines)

  1. 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, Tyrolean runway, zip-wire
    Coordinate term: Tyrolean traverse
    • 2014, Bryan Tilt, Dams and Development in China: The Moral Economy of Water and Power, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 92:
      Outside the county towns of Lushui, Fugong, and Gongshan, few bridges span the Nu River Gorge, and most villagers cross the river by zipline cables or suspended footbridges to transport their crops or livestock to market. It is not uncommon to see sheep or cattle nervously thrashing about as they ride a zipline from one river bank to the other.
  2. A trip on a zipline.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: ジップライン

Translations

Verb

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

  1. To travel by zipline.

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