"wire-dancing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wire-dancings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wire-dancing (countable and uncountable, plural wire-dancings)
  1. The act or practice of a tightrope walker. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: wire-dancer
    Sense id: en-wire-dancing-en-noun-0ULoCV0m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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