zip line

noun

: a cable suspended above an incline to which a pulley and harness are attached for a rider
zip-line intransitive verb

Examples of zip line in a Sentence

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Ropes courses, a zip line, airsoft gun challenges, and a dinosaur maze provide diversions for all ages, and the wooded park offers lots of shade. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024 There are more weekend activities available, including panning for gold, a shooting gallery, rides on a zip line, train or horseback riding. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024 Further up, at Bassin de la Villette, adults and kids of all ages were testing out the zip line, parkour course, kayaks, and other free activities. John Surico, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2024 Choose between Figure 8 (into the woods and over the water), Double Down (over the water, twice), Canyon Crossing, Canyon Zip, Pine Zip (a zip line/jump combo) or the two new zips that opened in September: North and South Rim Zips (over the canyon). Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for zip line 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of zip line was in 1970

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“Zip line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20line. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

zip line

noun
: a cable hung above a slope to which a pulley and harness are attached for a rider
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