A zip-line (also known as a flying fox, zip wire, aerial runway or tyrolean crossing) consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline. It is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to traverse from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable, usually made of stainless steel, by holding on or attaching to the freely moving pulley.
Zip-lines come in many forms, most often used as a means of entertainment. They may be short and low, intended for child’s play and found on some playgrounds. Longer and higher rides are often used as a means of accessing remote areas, such as a rainforest canopy.
The term “flying fox” is most commonly used in reference to a small-scale zip line typically used as an item of children‘s play equipment, except in Australian English and New Zealand English where it also refers to professional forms of zip-line equipment.
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