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noun
- 1. a rope or wire stretched tightly high above the ground, on which acrobats perform feats of balancing: "a tightrope walker"
verb
- 1. walk or perform on a tightrope: "the man who tightroped across Niagara Falls"
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TIGHTROPE definition: 1. a tightly stretched wire or rope fixed high above the ground, across which skilled people walk…. Learn more.
The meaning of TIGHTROPE is a rope or wire stretched taut for acrobats to perform on. How to use tightrope in a sentence.
Definition of tightrope noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. countable noun. A tightrope is a tightly stretched piece of rope on which someone balances and performs tricks in a circus. 2. countable noun [usually singular]
Tightrope definition: a rope or wire cable, stretched tight, on which acrobats perform feats of balancing.. See examples of TIGHTROPE used in a sentence.
Define tightrope. tightrope synonyms, tightrope pronunciation, tightrope translation, English dictionary definition of tightrope. n. 1. A tightly stretched rope or a wire, on which acrobats perform high above the ground. 2. An extremely precarious course or situation. American...
A tightrope is a thin, tightly stretched wire or rope meant to be walked on. If you go to the circus, you may see acrobats doing tricks on tightropes high above the ground.
Tightrope definition: A tightly stretched rope or a wire, on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
TIGHTROPE definition: a rope high above the ground that a performer walks along at a circus (= show) . Learn more.
tightrope meaning, definition, what is tightrope: a rope or wire high above the ground tha...: Learn more.
