zip fastener

noun

, British.

1. a zipper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of zip fastener¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

He said Mr Cavanagh had been identified from images of the night, and was also linked to the scene through a burned zip fastener which was found nearby.

From BBC

The zip fastener had long since been wrenched out of them.

From Literature

The plastic zip fastener was another near miss, dating from the Monte Carlo years.

From BBC