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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The extreme zip line is generally recommended for more experienced visitors, and kids and adults can enjoy the shorter freestyle zip line. AFAR Media, 4 July 2025 New this year is the debut of the first-ever zip line at a night market. Taryn White, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 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. 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 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 9 Jul. 2025.

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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