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high wire
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high wire
n.
A tightrope for aerialists that is stretched very high above the ground.
Idiom:
high-wire act Slang
A risky job or operation.
high-wire (hwr) adj.
high wire
n
(Performing Arts / Theatre) a tightrope stretched high in the air for balancing acts
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Noun1.high wirehigh wire - a tightrope very high above the ground
tightrope - tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground


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