Definitions
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- noun A pulley system attached to
cable orwire , in turn attached to two sturdy objects on anincline , used fortransportation orleisure
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Examples
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Fleetwith Pike which is due its very own zip-wire cable Nigel Bunyan
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Bailey fell from the zip-wire ride which goes up to 30ft at its highest point.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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An 11-year-old boy has been killed falling off a zip-wire ride at a forest theme park.
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Fleetwith Pike which is due its very own zip-wire cable Nigel Bunyan
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Fleetwith Pike which is due its very own zip-wire cable
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The zip-wire plan will be considered by the Lake District National Park Authority's planning committee on September 1st.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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And now the zip-wire attraction is facing fierce opposition from local conservationists who fear it would spoil the "wild and remote" area of Honister.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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I was expecting it to be a zip-wire which you just sailed across looking atht the gorgeous views but actually you had to hold the rope and control your speed and stuff so my mind was ever-focussed on that instead of enjoying the ride and looking around.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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But under plans being put forward by a businessman, visitors could soon find themselves hurtling back to earth from the summit of the 2,126ft high mountain along a zip-wire cable.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The zip-wire would involve users holding onto a pulley that is suspended from a cable running down the mountainside.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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