TIGHTROPE


Meaning of TIGHTROPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtīt-ˌrōp ]

noun

Date: 1801

1. : a rope or wire stretched taut for acrobats to perform on

2. : a dangerously precarious situation — usually used in the phrase walk a tightrope

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.