- trip·wire
- /ˈtrıpˌwajɚ/ noun, pl -wires [count]: a wire placed close to the ground which trips people, sets off an alarm, or causes an explosion when it is touched
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trip wire — noun 1. a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war … Useful english dictionary
trip wire — noun Date: 1915 1. a low placed concealed wire used especially in warfare to trip an enemy or trespasser and usually to trigger an alarm or explosive device when moved 2. something (as a small military force) intended to function like a trip wire … New Collegiate Dictionary
trip-wire — /ˈtrɪp waɪə/ (say trip wuyuh) noun a concealed wire designed to set off an alarm, explosive device, etc., when touched or pulled …
trip wire — see tripwire … English dictionary
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wire — I n. long metal thread 1) to string wire 2) barbed; chicken; copper wire 3) a trip wire cable conducting electric current 4) to cross, jump wires (in order to start a car) 5) to tap wires 6) telephone wires cablegram, telegram 7) to send a wire… … Combinatory dictionary
trip — v. & n. v.intr. & tr. (tripped, tripping) 1 intr. a walk or dance with quick light steps. b (of a rhythm etc.) run lightly. 2 a intr. & tr. (often foll. by up) stumble or cause to stumble, esp. by catching or entangling the feet. b intr. & tr.… … Useful english dictionary
trip — {{11}}trip (n.) act or action of tripping, 1650s, from TRIP (Cf. trip) (v.); sense of a short journey or voyage is from 1690s, originally a nautical term, the connection is uncertain. The meaning psychedelic drug experience is first recorded 1959 … Etymology dictionary
Wire recording — A Peirce 55 B dictation wire recorder from 1945 … Wikipedia
trip — 1 /trIp/ noun 1 (C) a journey to a place and back again: Did you have a good trip? | make a trip: I couldn t carry everything at once, so I had to make several trips. | go on/take a trip: We re thinking of taking a trip to the mountains. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
