ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Slacklining

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Slacklining is a noun meaning A sport resembling tightrope walking but with the rope or webbing only partially taut.

Meaning

A sport resembling tightrope walking but with the rope or webbing only partially taut.

More Meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of slackline

Example Sentences

Highlining was a high-wire version of slacklining, an extreme cousin of tightrope walking in which no pole was used for balance and the rope was elastic, allowing for various tricks involving walking, sitting, lying down, flipping, even spinning hula hoops.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slackening, dead-rope, slack, free climbing, slackery, hang.

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