单词 | zip wire |
释义 | > as lemmaszip wire zip wire n. now chiefly British an inclined cable or rope stretched between two points down which people slide by means of a suspended pulley, harness, or handle, often as a recreational activity; = zip line n. ΚΠ 1971 Edwardsville (Illinois) Intelligencer 5 June 2/5 There's a 400-foot ‘zip wire’ to glide along. 1992 Guardian (Nexis) 23 Apr. The zip wire is a double climbing rope fitted with twin pulleys. 2004 J. Marais & L. De Speville Adventure Racing v. 66/2 Zip wires..require you to take a leap of faith in order to go with gravity along an aerial cable slide. < as lemmas |
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