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Tightrope   /tˈaɪtrˌoʊp/   Listen
Tightrope

noun
1.
Tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground.



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tightrope walker
tightrope walking


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"Tightrope" Quotes from Famous Books



... market day in the frontier town; my room is noisy, for there is music down in the fields, the roundabout is whirling, the tightrope walker is gossiping outside his tent, and people of every sort throng the village. The crowds are great, and there is even a sprinkling of Norwegians from across the border. Horses snort and whinny, cows low, and ...
— Look Back on Happiness • Knut Hamsun


Words linked to "Tightrope" :   rope, tightrope walking, high wire


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