"highwire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: highwires [plural], high wire [alternative], high-wire [alternative]
Etymology: From high + wire. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|high|wire}} high + wire Head templates: {{en-noun}} highwire (plural highwires)
  1. A wire strung high above the ground which is used for acrobatic stunts. Derived forms: high-wire [adjective], highwire walker, highwire walking Related terms: tightrope Coordinate_terms: highline Translations (wire strung high above the ground): Hochseil [neuter] (German), corda bamba [feminine] (Portuguese), maroma [feminine] (Portuguese), maromba (Portuguese), funâmbulo [masculine] (Portuguese), bambão [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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