"low wire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: low wires [plural], low-wire [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} low wire (plural low wires)
  1. (acrobatics) A form of wirewalking performed on a wire or cable set only a few feet off the ground.
    Sense id: en-low_wire-en-noun-HmcpzqCM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Topics: acrobatics, arts, hobbies, lifestyle, performing-arts, sports
  2. (electricity) A cable carrying electrical power at fifty volts or less.
    Sense id: en-low_wire-en-noun-THL8Cm88 Categories (other): Electricity Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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