playground zipline; flying fox
A rope swing or zipline often found in playgrounds or adventure courses, where you hold onto a rope or handle and slide along a cable. Wasei-eigo from 'Tarzan rope'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from Tarzan rope
A new playground zipline was installed in the park.
The children took turns playing on the flying fox.
Variant with a middle dot, also seen.
Wasei-eigo from English 'Tarzan rope', referring to the rope-swinging character Tarzan. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose from the image of swinging on a rope like Tarzan.