How to Use zip line in a Sentence

zip line

noun
Definition of zip linenext
  • Most kids stick to the larger pools (not the tiered, cliff-side tubs) and spend time on the zip line.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Romero and the rider were both pulled off the zip line tower.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022
  • For a change of pace, check out Berkshire East’s bike park and zip line.
    — Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022
  • Go zip lining at The Gorge, called the steepest and fastest zip line in the United States.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The lake will be stocked with fish, and a zip line will stretch from opposing banks.
    — Vanesa Brashier, Houston Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Adults slid through the playground hanging from a small zip line.
    — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Mickey saved the day by flying in on a zip line and got the party back on track.
    — New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018
  • There's nothing like seeing a kid in a wheel chair go down a zip line. ...
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2018
  • Two of my cousins bought zip lines for their kids, so kids can fly between trees on a rope.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2020
  • There are several zip line canopy tours to choose from, all of which have a theme.
    — Amber Pittman, AccessAtlanta, 5 June 2022
  • Locals used a zip line to ferry food to the people trapped in the cable car.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Mammoth Mountain has yet to disclose the fee to ride the Mega zip line, but a pass to use the bike park ranges from $55 to $59 a day.
    — Hugo Martin, latimes.com, 29 June 2018
  • Less about zip lines and more private cabanas and horse-riding on the beach.
    — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2019
  • Choose from a wagon ride, train ride, pumpkin patch, zip line and more.
    — Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Think of the open-air drop as a 17-second vertical zip line with brakes.
    — Michael Hiller, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2020
  • The course includes 22 unique elements, plus two zip lines and a sky swing.
    — Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Thrill seekers can whizz nine decks in the area on the zip line, or plunge 100 feet on the Ultimate Abyss, the world's tallest slide at sea.
    — Kari Costas, ELLE Decor, 14 Mar. 2016
  • The zip line is the only ride that requires guests to transfer from wheelchairs.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • As the campers trooped to the ropes course, 10-year-old Emma Brackins told a counselor that the scariest part of the course wasn’t the zip line, like some kids said.
    — Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
  • To get back, take the cable car, go on a hike, or for the more adventurous, zip line your way down.
    — Wendy Hu, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2023
  • Four-year-old Daniel Smith zoomed by, seated on a child-sized zip line, his dark curls bouncing.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Thrill seekers will have a blast testing their agility and balance on the ropes course and zip line.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 12 May 2023
  • Also new this year is a 20-foot-high urban zip line and a laser tag game in downtown Québec City.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • There are hills to hike, a steep ledge for setting up a zip line, and green fields for dance classes and tie-dye sessions.
    — Andrea Stanley, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2022
  • There’s going to be an amphitheater, a zip line from the IIX center.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Just imagine the consequences if one of the latter got tangled in a zip line....? Pass.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Tee off at the park’s golf course, test out a new board at the skatepark, tire out the kids on the zip lines at the spray park, or just take in the views of the Duwamish River and the Olympic Mountains.
    — Crystal Paul, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2018
  • There are also five pools, two casinos, a zip line, rock climbing walls and more.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
  • Videos in the film show the eccentric Scurlock testing out a homemade zip line and parading around in the buff.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 June 2024
  • Those with an itch for adventure can spend the day riding the mountain resort’s zip line or experiencing the thrills of the ropes course.
    — Lydia Mansel, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2024

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