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tightrope

English

Etymology

tight +? rope

Alternative forms

  • tight-rope
  • tight rope

Noun

tightrope (plural tightropes)

  1. A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
  2. (figuratively) a difficult or desperate situation.

Hyponyms

  • high wire / highwire
  • low-wire / low wire

Derived terms

  • tightrope walking
  • tightrope walker
  • walk a tightrope

Coordinate terms

  • slackline

Translations

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funambulism

English

Etymology

From Latin funambulis

Noun

funambulism (usually uncountable, plural funambulisms)

  1. The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope.

Related terms

  • funambulist

Further reading

  • Tightrope walking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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