slackline
A length of cable, rope, or webbing that hangs loosely from its points of suspensionA length of cable, rope, or webbing that hangs loosely from its points of suspension.
» Tom is balancing on a slackline.
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1 sensesA length of cable, rope, or webbing that hangs loosely from its points of suspension.
Slackline
- a partially tensioned line for balance or walking
Examples
3 sentencesTom is balancing on a slackline.
Tom tried to keep his balance on the slackline.
Tom and Mary set up a slackline in a nearby park.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From slack + line. The verb is a back-formation from slacklining.From slack + line. The verb is a back-formation from slacklining.
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Forms
plural: slacklines| Singular | slackline |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.