Tarzan swing

After the fictional character Tarzan, known for swinging from tree to tree on lianas in the jungle.

Tarzan swing (plural Tarzan swings)

1. (sports, recreation) A swing consisting of a single rope, typically suspended from a tree or beam, now especially installed in an outdoor activity center or as part of an obstacle course.
   • 1937 May, The Research Quarterly, Ann Arbor, MI, page 171:

     Emphasis upon the acquisition of knowledge rather than upon the development of wholesome mental attitudes tends to belittle such experiences as the following listed by boys as being “most enjoyed”: [...] Taming a squirrel. Making a Tarzan swing.

   • 1944, Ezra Stone and Weldon Melick, Coming, Major!, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., page 251:

     But Pete, possibly under the — Hollywood influence, made the scaling wall four feet higher than Army regulations stipulated and exaggerated the monkey walk, Tarzan swing, and other hazards accordingly.

   • 1975 July, The Barium Messenger, Barium Springs, NC, page 2, column 3:

     Skills acquired include learning the "Flea Hop" and the "Tarzan Swing" as well as "Riding the Zipper" (sliding 400 feet on a cable between two mountain peaks), canoeing in white-water rapids, bushwacking and learning to "rappel" hundreds of feet down sheer rock cliffs on a rope.