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zip line

British  

noun

  1. a cable mechanism used for transportation across a river, gorge, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She has them scaling her Denver house on a zip line, performing a magic show or undertaking surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The third zip line on the course, which is about 2,650 feet long, can reach up to 60 mph.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026

At Soneva Fushi, guests zip line to their bespoke breakfast, afternoon tea or dinner at their Flying Sauces dining experience.

From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2025

Zip World has eight sites across Wales and England, including the world's fastest zip line - Velocity - at Penrhyn Quarry in Bethesda.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025

Once I slid down a zip line from the Hancock building and imagined what the marsh looked like full of water, blue-gray and gleaming under the sun.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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