English Explanatory Dictionary

zipline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A trip on a zipline.
verb
  1. To move or travel by zipline.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-zipline.wav /ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/

Word forms

zipline ziplines zip-line zip line ziplining ziplined

Etymology

From zip + line.

Synonyms

aerial ropeslide aerial runway flying fox Tyrolean runway zip-wire

Derived words

zipliner ziplining
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on Z Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary