tightrope

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Artist on a unicycle, on a tightrope.

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Noun [edit]

tightrope (plural tightropes)

A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.

Translations [edit]

tightly stretched rope

Chinese:

Mandarin: 鋼絲 (cmn), 钢丝 (cmn) (gāngsī)

Finnish: nuora (fi)
French: corde raide (fr) f

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Synonyms [edit]

high wire

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