high wire

high wire
noun
a tightrope very high above the ground
• Hypernyms: ↑tightrope

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noun
: a tightrope considerably higher above ground than the one ordinarily used

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a tightrope stretched very high above the ground.
[1880-85]

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high wire noun
A tightrope stretched exceptionally high above the ground
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Main Entry: ↑high

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high wire UK US noun [countable] [singular high wire plural high wires]
a long rope stretched tightly high above the ground that a performer in a circus balances on
Thesaurus: at the circus, amusement park or fairgroundhyponym

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high wire,
a tightwire raised very high above the ground: »

He crosses his theatrical high wire with a sure tread (London Times).

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n. a high tightrope
■ [as adj.] figurative requiring great skill or judgment

it will take a financial high-wire balancing act to fund the requirements

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noun, pl ⋯ wires [count]
: a rope or wire on which a performer walks and does tricks high up in the air to entertain people especially as part of a circus : a high tightrope
— usually singular

walking/performing on the high wire

— often used before another noun

a high-wire act [=a circus performance on a high wire]

— sometimes used figuratively to refer to something that is difficult or dangerous

The company is walking a financial high wire. [=behaving in a financially risky way]

a financial high-wire act

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ˌhigh ˈwire [high wire high wires] noun usually singular
a rope or wire that is stretched high above the ground, and used by ↑circus performers
Syn: ↑tightrope

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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