HIGH WIRE

Meaning of HIGH WIRE in English

■ noun a high tightrope.

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HIGH-WIRE — adjective Date: 1956 involving great risk , daring
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH-WIRE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ( ̷ ̷ ) adjective Etymology: high wire , noun 1. : involving great risk a financial high-wire act 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH WIRE — noun : a tightrope considerably higher above ground than the one ordinarily used
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH WIRE — a tightrope stretched very high above the ground. [ 1880-85 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH-WIRE — adjective Date: 1956 1. : involving great risk a financial high-wire act 2. : daring high-wire prose
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH-WIRE — Pronunciation: ' h ī - ˌ w ī (- ə )r Function: adjective Date: 1956 1 : involving great risk …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGH-WIRE — [high-wire] adj (1956) 1: involving great risk "a financial ~ act" 2: daring "~ prose"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH-WIRE — high-wire BrE AmE ˌhaɪ ˈwa ɪ ‿ə ◂ AmE \ ˈhaɪ waɪ ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH WIRE — noun [ usually sing. ] a rope or wire that is stretched high above the ground, and used by circus …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH WIRE — ˈhigh wire BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular] a tightly stretched rope or wire high above the ground that someone …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH-WIRE — see high wire
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH WIRE — also high-wire ( high wires) 1. A high wire is a length of rope or wire stretched tight high above …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH WIRE — also high-wire (~s) 1. A ~ is a length of rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH-WIRE — see high wire
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH WIRE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Below Manescu saw a complex of concrete buildings and a circular tower block surrounded by …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH WIRE — натянутая проволока (под куполом цирка) натянутая проволока (под куполом цирка)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH WIRE — натянутая проволока ( под куполом цирка )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH WIRE — натянутая проволока (под куполом цирка)
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HIGH WIRE — натянутая проволока ( под куполом цирка )
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HIGH WIRE — натянутая проволока ( под куполом цирка )
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HIGH WIRE — натянутая проволока ( под куполом цирка )
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HIGH WIRE — натянутая проволока (под куполом цирка)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIGH WIRE — _n. натянутая проволока (под куполом цирка)
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HIGH WIRE — n. натянутая проволока (под куполом цирка)
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HIGH WIRE — натянутая проволока (под куполом цирка) натянутая проволока (под куполом цирка)
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HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
WIRE — I. ˈwī(ə)r, -īə noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīr; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIRE — — wirable , adj. — wirelike , adj. /wuyeur/ , n., adj., v., wired, wiring . n. 1. a slender, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WIRE — I. ˈwī(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīr; akin to Old High German wiara fine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WIRE — vi to send a telegraphic message. 2. wire ·add. ·noun a knitting needle. 3. wire ·vt to send (a message) …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
WIRE — [wire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE wir; akin to OHG wiara fine gold work, L viere to plait, and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WIRE — thread or slender rod, usually very flexible and circular in cross section, made from various metals and alloys, including iron, …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIRE — / ˈwaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] metal in the form of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WIRE — n. & v. --n. 1 a metal drawn out into the form of a thread or thin flexible rod. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WIRE — n. & v. n. 1 a metal drawn out into the form of a thread or thin flexible rod. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIRE — n. & v. --n. 1. a metal drawn out into the form of a thread or thin flexible rod. b …
Oxford English vocab
HIGH
Oxford English vocab
WIRE — ( wires, wiring, wired) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A wire …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES barbed wire ▪ a high barbed wire fence chicken wire high wire live wire …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
Longman Activator English vocab
HIGH — n. 25B6; adjective a high mountain : TALL, lofty, towering, elevated, giant, big; multi-storey, high-rise. a high position in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WIRE — 1. сущ. 1) проволока barbed wire ≈ колючая проволока copper wire ≈ медная проволока 2) электрический провод; телеграфный или телефонный …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WIRE — wire.ogg 1. ʹwaıə n 1. проволока elastic wire - проволочная пружина 2. электрический провод 3. 1> телеграфный или телефонный провод …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH — 1. haı n 1. высшая точка, максимум to be in /at/ the high - достигнуть высшего уровня /предела, максимума/ an …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WIRE
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WIRE
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WIRE — 1) связь депеша 2) донесение 3) игольчатый чесальный 4) металлический 5) монтировать 6) передавать по проводам 7) провод 8) проволока 9) проволочный 10) соединять проводами • angular wire gauge — разрезной …
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