ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a cable (as in a lumbering operation) suspended slackly between spar trees and adapted especially to yarding downhill or across steep-sided canyons or gullies — compare skyline
2. : a hoist that lowers an empty bucket by gravity with a slackline and applies cable tension to lift the loaded bucket on the return