She dared to walk the tightrope without a net.
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Tightrope
//ˈtaɪtˌɹoʊp//
Synonyms for "tightrope" (35 found)
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Related words (17)
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17 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- опънато въже noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Catalan
1 entries- corda fluixa noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 鋼絲 /钢丝 noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Finnish
1 entries- nuora noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
French
1 entries- corde raide noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Georgian
1 entries- ბაგირი noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
German
1 entries- Drahtseil noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Greek
1 entries- σχοινοβασία noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Hungarian
1 entries- (drót)kötél noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Latin
1 entries- fūnis rectus noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Polish
1 entries- lina noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Portuguese
1 entries- corda bamba noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Spanish
2 entries- cuerda floja noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
- soga funambulesca noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Swedish
1 entries- lina noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Welsh
2 entries- rhaff dyn noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
- rhaff uchel noun (tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Tom is balancing on a tightrope.
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Losing his balance from a sudden gust of wind, the tightrope walker fell to his death.
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Tom didn't want to walk the tightrope without a net.
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