zip line
noun
: a cable suspended above an incline to which a pulley and harness are attached for a rider
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At the Kuang Si waterfall, a multitiered waterfall with startlingly aquamarine waters south of Luang Prabang, there’s golf cart service to the parking lot and a new zip line winding through the forest.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Go zip lining at The Gorge, called the steepest and fastest zip line in the United States.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
Outdoor adventure businesses, including whitewater rafting outfitters, climbing guide services, zip line operations and backcountry tour companies, often expand from skeleton crews to full operations.
—Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
Still, David is appalled to see both of his teammates swoosh down the zip line immediately.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
Go zip lining at The Gorge, called the steepest and fastest zip line in the United States.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
Outdoor adventure businesses, including whitewater rafting outfitters, climbing guide services, zip line operations and backcountry tour companies, often expand from skeleton crews to full operations.
—Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 5 May 2025
Still, David is appalled to see both of his teammates swoosh down the zip line immediately.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Zip line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20line. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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