zipline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈzɪpˌlaɪn/
Etymology
From zip + line.
Meanings
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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.
Outside the county towns of Lushui, Fugong, and Gongshan, few bridges span the Nu River Gorge, and most villagers cross the river by zipline cables or suspended footbridges to transport their crops or livestock to market. It is not uncommon to see sheep or cattle nervously thrashing about as they ride a zipline from one river bank to the other.
2014, Bryan Tilt, Dams and Development in China: The Moral Economy of Water and Power, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 92:
- A trip on a zipline.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ziplines | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| zip line | alternative | lexicographic | |
| zip-line | alternative | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
Tyrolean runway · aerial ropeslide · aerial runway · zip-wire · flying fox
Translations (29)
it teleferica (pulley suspended on a cable) · eo tirola kablo (pulley suspended on a cable) · ca tirolesa (pulley suspended on a cable) · fr tyrolienne (pulley suspended on a cable) · cs lanová skluzavka (pulley suspended on a cable) · es tirolesa (pulley suspended on a cable) · eo supertera kablo (pulley suspended on a cable) · mk жичена спушталка (pulley suspended on a cable) · sl vrvna žičnica (pulley suspended on a cable) · ca corriola (pulley suspended on a cable) · de Tirolienne (pulley suspended on a cable) · pt tirolesa (pulley suspended on a cable) · ru зиплайн (pulley suspended on a cable) · sl žična drča (pulley suspended on a cable) · ja ジップライン (pulley suspended on a cable) · nl tokkelbaan (pulley suspended on a cable) · mi retirere (pulley suspended on a cable) · ru зип-лайн (pulley suspended on a cable) · sv linbana (pulley suspended on a cable) · fi köysirata (pulley suspended on a cable) · sl tirolska žičnica (pulley suspended on a cable) · es tirolina (pulley suspended on a cable) · hu drótkötélpálya (pulley suspended on a cable) · de Seilrutsche (pulley suspended on a cable) · cmn 滑索 (pulley suspended on a cable) · hu csúszópálya (pulley suspended on a cable) · pl tyrolka (pulley suspended on a cable) · he אוֹמֶגָה (pulley suspended on a cable) · af foefieslaaid (pulley suspended on a cable)