zigzag
noun/ˈzɪɡzæɡ/
/ˈzɪɡzæɡ/
- a line or pattern that looks like a series of letter W’s as it bends to the left and then to the right again
- The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags.
- The path rose in zigzags up the hillside.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from German Zickzack, symbolic of alternation of direction, first applied to fortifications.Want to learn more?
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