zipline
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zipline
- /ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/
Where it comes from
From zip + line.
noun ziplines · zip-line · zip line
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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.
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 ri
Similar: aerial ropeslide, aerial runway, flying fox, Tyrolean runway, zip-wire
- A trip on a zipline.
verb ziplines · ziplining · ziplined · zip-line · zip line
- To move or travel by zipline. He shrugs, too, when commandos zipline or jetpack into his line of vision, trading fire across busy intersections.
Translations
Every language
noun pulley suspended on a cable
| Español | tirolina, tirolesa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ジップライン |
| 中文 | 滑索 |
| Português | tirolesa |
| Français | tyrolienne |
| Deutsch | Seilrutsche |
| Italiano | teleferica |
| Русский | зиплайн ziplajn, зип-лайн zip-lajn |
| עברית | אוֹמֶגָה oméga |
verb Translations
| Español | deslizarse por tirolina, hacer tirolesa |
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title = {zipline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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