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

Recent Examples on the Web Tips for Visiting Use the app to book activities and excursions, like a ride down the zip line and entrance to the beach clubs and water park. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2024 People travel to the mill to take classes at the Savage Fencing Club and zip line at Terrapin Adventures, a massive outdoor playground with a ropes course, climbing tower and giant swing. Jillian Atelsek, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024 Also new this year is a 20-foot-high urban zip line and a laser tag game in downtown Québec City. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024 There is a zip line, a ninja warrior course and trampolines — and, the star attraction, chairs. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2023 Guests will then spend a day at sea on the liner, which has a zip line and a water park, before returning to the Port of Miami on day five. Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023 Pulley Kit $90 at Amazon $95 Save $5 Thrill-seeking kids (ages 8 and up) will get a serious kick out of this home zip line kit. Korin Miller, wsj.com, 15 Nov. 2023 Most kids stick to the larger pools (not the tiered, cliff-side tubs) and spend time on the zip line. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023 As the car dangled precariously, military crews began a dramatic rescue lasting some 12 heart-pounding hours, plucking two people off the car via a rope attached to a helicopter and then, as night fell, using a zip line to bring the rest to safety. Salman Masood, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023

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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 28 Mar. 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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