"guy-wire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: guy-wires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} guy-wire (plural guy-wires)
  1. A metal guy rope used to stabilize a tall structure (such as a radio mast). Wikipedia link: guy-wire Synonyms: guy rope Translations (metal guy rope for stabilising a tall structure): 牽索 (Chinese Mandarin), 牵索 (qiānsuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), 牽線 (Chinese Mandarin), 牵线 (qiānxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 撥線 (Chinese Mandarin), 拨线 (bōxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), stajo (Esperanto), tukiköysi (Finnish), tukivaijeri (Finnish), Spanndraht [masculine] (German), Pardune [feminine] (German), оттяжка (ottjažka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-guy-wire-en-noun-YVyhS9BG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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