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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A tightrope for aerialists that is stretched very high above the ground.
  2. idiom. high-wire act Slang A risky job or operation.

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  1. n. a tightrope very high above the ground

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  • “The tension that precedes the high wire aerialists attempting for the first time the death-defying simultaneous three-person tri­ple somersault.”

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