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Tightrope vs Highwire - What's the difference?

tightrope | highwire |

As nouns the difference between tightrope and highwire

is that tightrope is a tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground while highwire is an elevated tightrope.

tightrope

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.

    • Alternative forms

    * tight-rope * tight rope

    Synonyms

    * high wire

    Derived terms

    * tightrope walking * tightrope walker * walk a tightrope

    highwire

    English

    Alternative forms

    * high wire

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An elevated tightrope.

    • Derived terms

    * highwire walker