From formal English to slang. 2014.
Zip-line — A zip line (also known as a flying fox, foefie slide, zip wire, aerial runway, aerial ropeslide, death slide or tyrolean crossing)[citation needed] consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable a user… … Wikipedia
Zip line trolley — A zip line trolley is a metal device that connects a person or a load to a cable and allows them to move along the cable either under their own power or by using gravity. A trolley is usually comprised of a metal frame with one or more shivs… … Wikipedia
Zip line — Fermeture à glissière Pour les articles homonymes, voir Zip, Fermeture et Éclair. Fermeture La fermeture à glissière, ou fermeture à crémaillère, est un dispositif mécanique permettant l ouver … Wikipédia en Français
Zip (disambiguation) — A zip or zipper is a device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric together.Žíp is a village in Slovakia.Zip(s) may also refer to: *Zip (airline), a defunct Canadian discount airline *ZIP (file format), a popular data compression and… … Wikipedia
zip 4 — zip code zip code (z[i^]p k[=o]d ), n. [zone improvement plan.] any one of a set of numbers assigned by the United States Postal Service to designate a particular postal delivery area. One or more zip codes are assigned to each post office. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ZIP code — (z[i^]p k[=o]d ), n. [zone improvement plan.] any one of a set of numbers assigned by the United States Postal Service to designate a particular postal delivery area. One or more zip codes are assigned to each post office. The numbers initially… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zip code — (z[i^]p k[=o]d ), n. [zone improvement plan.] any one of a set of numbers assigned by the United States Postal Service to designate a particular postal delivery area. One or more zip codes are assigned to each post office. The numbers initially… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zip code — (z[i^]p k[=o]d ), n. [zone improvement plan.] any one of a set of numbers assigned by the United States Postal Service to designate a particular postal delivery area. One or more zip codes are assigned to each post office. The numbers initially… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zip — [zip] n. [echoic] 1. a short, sharp hissing or whizzing sound, as of a passing bullet 2. Informal energy; vigor; vim 3. Chiefly Brit. ZIPPER: also zip fastener 4. Slang nothing; zero [the player was zip for 12 at the line] … English World dictionary
Zip — may refer to:*ZIP code, the system of postal codes used in the United States. *ZIP (file format), a file format for lossless data compression. *Zip (airline), a former subsidiary of Air Canada. *Zipper, a device used for temporarily joining two… … Wikipedia
