zipline

American  

[zip-lahyn] / ˈzɪpˌlaɪn /

Or zip line

noun

1. a suspended, inclined cable equipped with a pulley and down which a harnessed rider glides for recreation.

   The most popular rides at the fair are the two ziplines.

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verb (used without object)

1. to ride for recreation along a suspended, inclined cable equipped with a pulley and a harness.

   We ziplined for more than two hours through the rainforest.

Etymology

Origin of zipline

First recorded in 1970–75; zip ¹ (in the sense “to move with speed”) + line ¹ ( def. ) (in the sense “length of cord or wire”)

Example Sentences

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zipline

They were going to put their white dog Miss Honey in angel wings and have her deliver the rings via zipline, but then decided it’d be too terrifying for all involved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

A judge in Brazil has blocked a project to build a zipline connecting the famous Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro to a nearby hill, Morro da Urca.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

The military, police, a local zipline entrepreneur and a have-a-go hero are all involved in the pulse-racing rescue.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

They swing from makeshift trapezes and zipline across Christmas trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2024

Johnson cultivated a zany style, reveling in stunts that often went awry, like the time he got stuck on a zipline promoting the 2012 London Olympics.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023