zipline

or zip line

[ zip-lahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

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.

Origin of zipline¹

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”)

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