Meaning of zipway | Babel Free

Definitions

A high-speed elevator, corridor, or similar transit route.

Examples

“One brilliant thing about Wreckers is that you don't spend most of your time trudging around corridors. The Beacon's equipped with vertical and horizontal zipways, which are like elevators only a bit quicker and speed you between locations in a 'zip!'”

“I never cared for zipways as a way to get around megastructures like this. I always thought that there was a reason God invented taxis.”

“He could only stay there, suspended halfway between the top of the wall and the zipway, and wish would all come out all right. He'd taken a gamble, and sometimes you lost gambles. He felt more than saw the flyers stop, and he dropped down the remaining meter and a half to the surface of the zipway.”

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