flying fox

flying fox
 n.— «At another spot, visitors grab a “flying fox,” also known as a zip line, and fly through the air 8.9 metres over a sand pit, the long jump Olympic record Bob Beamon set in 1968.» —“Dundas Square finally makes sense” by Peter Kuitenbrouwer National Post (Ontario, Can.) June 4, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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