zip fastener
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zip fastener
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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He said Mr Cavanagh had been identified from images of the night, and was also linked to the scene through a burned zip fastener which was found nearby.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2021
The plastic zip fastener was another near miss, dating from the Monte Carlo years.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2011
The zip fastener had long since been wrenched out of them.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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