• Tightwire

    Origin

    tight + wire.

    Full definition of tightwire

    Noun

    tightwire

    (plural tightwires)
    1. A tightrope.
      • 1988, April 8, Cerinda Survant, The Man Who Made History Dance, The Chinese Conjurer's dramatic jumps, flexed wrists, and endless fingers are fascinating; the Acrobats, whose dance suggests tumbling, juggling, and walking on the tightwire, display a breathtaking virtuosity; the Little American Girl's pyrotechnical performance is pretty and pert; and the two men in a horse suit almost inevitably reduce the audience to helpless laughter.
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