The most common everyday street and slang terms for a zipline vary by region and context. They include: [1, 2]

• Flying fox: The most popular colloquial term in countries like Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland.
• Zip wire: Widely used throughout the UK and Europe.
• Aerial runway: A more descriptive, casual term heard around the world.
• Death slide: A gritty, daredevil slang term sometimes used by thrill-seekers or in playground culture.
• Tyrolean crossing: An older outdoor and mountaineering term for traversing a rope or wire from one high point to another. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

If you are looking to book a recreational tour, you’ll generally find them listed as Canopy Tours or Zip-line Tours. []