zip line

noun

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Definition of zip line

: a cable suspended above an incline to which a pulley and harness are attached for a rider

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zip-line

play \ˈzip-ˌlīn\ intransitive verb

Recent Examples of zip line from the Web

An Israeli man on his honeymoon was killed and his wife seriously injured in a freak accident involving a zip line in Honduras, according to reports.

— Fox News, "Honeymooning couple collide in fatal zip line accident," 11 July 2018
Its top deck offers a zip line, surf simulator and dueling water slides.

— rosemary mcclure, latimes.com, "Small-ship experiences may be long on luxury, never mind unusual destinations," 11 June 2018
Parents also can keep up with their kids on the camp’s Facebook page, where photographs of happy campers — in sailboats and canoes, navigating a high ropes course, or traversing a zip line — are among the images posted daily.

— hattie bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, "No phones at summer camp? No problem," 13 Apr. 2018
Egael Tishman, 24, and Shif Fanken, 27, were on a Royal Caribbean International excursion to zip line near West Bay, Roatan, when the accident happened at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Honduran newspaper La Prensa.

— chabeli herrera, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Honeymooner cruising from Lauderdale killed in zipline mishap," 9 July 2018
According to Honduran newspaper La Prensa, 24-year-old Egael Tishman and 27-year-old Shif Fanken were on a cruise-ship excursion to zip line near West Bay, Roatan, when the accident happened at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

— chabeli herrera, miamiherald, "They were zip-lining on their honeymoon when they collided. He died, she was injured," 9 July 2018
Other activities near the resort include zip line tours, horseback riding and canoeing.

— jessica colley clarke, New York Times, "Four Great Resorts With Vacation Packages for the Fourth of July," 28 May 2018
Other attractions, for an additional cost, include zip lines, bumper boats, a petting zoo, a forest maze, a rock climbing wall and a harnessed 70' free fall jump.

— katherine feser, Houston Chronicle, "Big Rivers Waterpark in New Caney hiring hundreds of workers," 11 May 2018
Also big: anything that glows in the dark and backyard zip lines based on the American Ninja Warrior television show.

— johanna seltz, BostonGlobe.com, "At local toy stores, mermaids are in (unicorns, too)," 5 July 2018

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