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guy wire

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Noun1.guy wire - a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
guy cable, guy rope, guy
bracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework
collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"
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17, 2007, and toppled with such force that a guy wire yanked a buried 2,600 pound concrete anchor out of the surrounding rocks, and landed the counterweight on Malibu Canyon Road.
CHATSWORTH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Debris must be clear of stone walls, landscaped areas, light poles, guy wires, fences, walkways or other objects.
Ice storm debris should be put at curb by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
The men had been in the church inspecting earlier damage caused by ice falling from the mast's guy wires - a common problem at the time.
The day Emley Mast fell down; 40 years since high winds brought down ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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