Noun: slide fastener
- A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
"He struggled with the slide fastener on his jacket";
- zip, zipper [N. Amer], zip fastener
Derived forms: slide fasteners
Type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
Part of: cardie [Brit, informal], cardigan, cardy [Brit, informal], dacks [Austral, NZ], daks [Austral, NZ], dress, frock, pair of trousers, pants [N. Amer], skirt, trousers