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tightrope

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tight·rope  (ttrp)
n.
1. A tightly stretched rope or a wire, on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
2. An extremely precarious course or situation.

tightrope [ˈtaɪtˌrəʊp]
n
1. a rope or cable stretched taut above the ground on which acrobats walk or perform balancing feats
2. to be in a difficult situation that demands careful and considered behaviour
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tightropetightrope - tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
high wire - a tightrope very high above the ground
rope - a strong line
Translations
tightrope [ˈtaɪtrəʊp]
A. Ncuerda f floja
to be on a tightrope; be walking a tightropeandar en la cuerda floja
B. CPD tightrope walker Nequilibrista mf, funámbulo/a m/f
tightrope [ˈtaɪtrəʊp] ncorde f raide
to be walking a tightrope (= in difficult situation) → être sur la corde raide
tight-rope walker nfunambule mf
tightrope
nSeil nt; to walk a tightrope (fig)einen Balanceakt vollführen
tightrope [ˈtaɪtˌrəʊp] ncorda (da acrobata)
tightrope [ˈtaɪtˌrəʊp] ncorda (da acrobata)


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From one lofty branch the agile creature swung with Clayton through a dizzy arc to a neighboring tree; then for a hundred yards maybe the sure feet threaded a maze of interwoven limbs, balancing like a tightrope walker high above the black depths of verdure beneath.
The famous Blondin was going to perform on a tightrope in another part of the garden.
Thee wath Tightrope, thee wath, and now thee'th nothing - on accounth of fat.
 
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