Zipway

//ˈzɪp.weɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A high-speed elevator, corridor, or similar transit route.

    "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!'"

Example

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"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!'"

Etymology

From zip + way.

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