TIGHTROPE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tightrope" is a kind of...):

rope (a strong line)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tightrope"):

high wire (a tightrope very high above the ground)

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