Zipline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zipline is a noun meaning A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.
Meaning
A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.
More Meanings
- A trip on a zipline.
- (intransitive) To move or travel by zipline.
Example Sentences
He shrugs, too, when commandos zipline or jetpack into his line of vision, trading fire across busy intersections.
Outside the county towns of Lushui, Fugong, and Gongshan, few bridges span the Nu River Gorge, and most villagers cross the river by zipline cables or suspended footbridges to transport their crops or livestock to market. It is not uncommon to see sheep or cattle nervously thrashing about as they ride a zipline from one river bank to the other.
Word Forms
- ziplines
- zip-line
- zip line
- ziplining
- ziplined
Synonyms for zipline
Depending on context, synonyms include zip-wire.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inclinator, lift, escalator, tagline, stairlift.
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