Zigzag

Origin

Attested from 1712. Borrowing from fr zigzag (attested from 1662)

TLFi

, possibly from a Germanic source via Walloon ziczac (although German Zickzack is attested only from 1703).

Full definition of zigzag

Noun

1. a line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions
2. one of such sharp turns

Adjective

1. Moving in, or having a zigzag.
• Grey Riders|8It was serrated, and ...
  between two spears of rock, directly in line with his position, showed a zigzag crack that at night would let through the gleam of sky.

Verb

1. To move or to twist in a zigzag manner.
• Grey Riders|8At the base this vent was dark, cool, and smelled of dry, musty dust. It zigzagged so that he could not see ahead more than a few yards at a time.

Adverb

1. in a zigzag manner or pattern