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Designing is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?
Douglas Wilson

Meaning of "tightrope walker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIGHTROPE WALKER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIGHTROPE WALKER

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Tightrope walker is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TIGHTROPE WALKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tightrope walker

Tightrope walking

Tightrope walking is the art of walking along a thin wire or rope, usually at a great height. One or more artists perform in front of an audience. ▪ Tightwire is the art of maintaining balance while walking along a tensioned wire between two points. It can be done either using a balancing tool or "freehand", using only one's body to maintain balance. Typically, tightwire performances will fall into one of two distinct types of acts: dance/movement or object manipulation. It is common for tightwire artists to include a variety of props in their acts, such as clubs or rings, hats or canes in order to help them maintain their balance. Other artists will take props onto the wire in order to enhance the entertainment value. These often include juggling clubs, spinning plates, wheelbarrows with passengers, ladders, pets and children. ▪ Highwire is the same as tight wire but at much greater height. Although there is no official height when tight wire becomes high wire, generally a wire over twenty feet high will be regarded as a high wire act. Traditionally, the difference is in style of performance.

Definition of tightrope walker in the English dictionary

The definition of tightrope walker in the dictionary is an acrobat who performs on a tightrope.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIGHTROPE WALKER

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tightener
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tightrope
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tightwire

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIGHTROPE WALKER

baby-walker
balker
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cakewalker
calker
deerstalker
floorwalker
hill walker
jaywalker
Matthew Walker
moonwalker
nightwalker
rope walker
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sleepwalker
smooth-talker
spacewalker
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Synonyms and antonyms of tightrope walker in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tightrope walker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIGHTROPE WALKER

Find out the translation of tightrope walker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tightrope walker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tightrope walker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

走钢丝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equilibrista
570 millions of speakers

English

tightrope walker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मध्य मार्ग वॉकर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حبل مشدود ووكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

канатоходец
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equilibrista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টাঙান দড়ি ভ্রমণকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

funambule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pejalan kaki ketat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seiltänzer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

綱渡り芸人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

줄타기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Walker tali
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trên dây khung tập đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறுக்கமான வாக்கர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कसरत करणारा वॉकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

IP cambazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

funambolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

linoskoczek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

канатоходець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

echilibrist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχοινοβάτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koord Walker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lindansare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

linedanser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tightrope walker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGHTROPE WALKER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGHTROPE WALKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tightrope walker

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2 QUOTES WITH «TIGHTROPE WALKER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tightrope walker.
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Bryan Q. Miller
The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance.
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Douglas Wilson
Designing is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGHTROPE WALKER»

Discover the use of tightrope walker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tightrope walker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The tightrope walker
Phil dreams of becoming a tightrope walker and practices on the edge his bed and on the clothesline, until one day, a giant tightrope appears before him. By the author of Voyage Under the Stars.
Bernadette Gervais, Francisco Pittau, 1993
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Tightrope Walker
Dorothy Gilman. THE TIGHTROPE WALKER DOROTHY GILMAN MEL [MW V [I MI E _BQO.\ Praise for Dorothy Gilman and The Tightrope Walker “A very. Front Cover.
Dorothy Gilman, 2014
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The tightrope walker: autobiographical writings of Anne ...
Together with Coldwell's introduction, these writings present a unique and moving self-portrait of a poet who died too young, at the peak of her career. This volume celebrates Wilkinson's life and work, and the spirit that informed them.
Anne Wilkinson, Joan Coldwell, 1992
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Jean Genet
The. Tightrope-Walker. Genet met the young circus performer Abdallah Bentaga in the same year, 1955, that his work was briefly reactivated after years of silence, generating his theatre projects and writings on Rembrandt and Giacometti; ...
Stephen Barber, 2004
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The Tightrope Walker's Dream
An illustrated story about a tightrope walker who can't walk and how he recovers to stride upon the stars.
Graham Best, 2010
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Let the Great World Spin: A Novel
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Colum McCann's Transatlantic.
Colum McCann, 2009
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Bringing the Body to the Stage and Screen: Expressive ...
The Tightrope Walker Set and props: a circus stage. Imaginary props: ladder (or long rope), tightrope, parasol. This pantomime may be more effective if drumbeats accompany the tightrope walker's feats and a group ofspectators sitting below ...
Annette Lust, 2012
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Making West Indian Literature
ennis. Scott: ARemembrance. D. You measure a man by the space that his going makes; the air, now, is full of his absence... — Dennis Scott, 'The Tightrope Walker'1. Dennis. Scott (December 16, 1939–February 21, 1991) was a remarkable ...
Mervyn Morris, 2005
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Who Walks the Tightrope?: Working at a Circus
This book presents the variety of fascinating jobs found at a circus, from acrobats to clowns.
Mary Meinking, 2010
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Zarathustra's Dionysian Modernism
Like Sophocles' Oedipus, the tightrope walker confronts in his future the destiny he sought to escape: for Oedipus, the destiny to kill his father and marry his mother; for the tightrope walker, the persistence of man. The jesters leap implies that ...
Robert Gooding-Williams, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGHTROPE WALKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tightrope walker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Daredevil tightrope walker Nik Wallenda's latest feat: a giant ferris …
Wallenda successfully completed a walk across the rim of the 400-foot Orlando Eye observation wheel Wednesday morning in Florida. «Christian Science Monitor, Apr 15»
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Tightrope Walker 'Daredevil' All Set To Walk On A Moving, 400-Foot …
ORLANDO — In the days leading up to one of his craziest stunts ever, tightrope walker Nik Wallenda has done the following: drop his kid off at school. «Huffington Post India, Apr 15»
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Famed tightrope walker Nik Wallenda of the 'Flying Wallendas …
No air-conditioned observation wheel capsule can hold this tightrope daredevil — he plans to balance atop a moving 400-foot tall amusement ride. «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
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Tightrope Walker
Does Scott Walker have an immigration problem? While many of the Wisconsin governor's potential 2016 rivals have put forward concrete plans in recent years ... «National Review Online, Feb 15»
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Pair Complete Victoria Falls Tightrope Walk
Two tightrope walkers have inched their way across Zimbabwe's formidable Victoria Falls. Lukas Irmler from Germany and Reinhard Kleindl from Austria ... «Sky News, Nov 14»
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Nik Wallenda: US Tightrope Walker's Record-Breaking High-Wire …
There are daring men and there are daredevils; Nik Wallenda is definitely the latter. The 35-year-old not just made two skyscraper crossings without a safety net ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Nov 14»
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Nik Wallenda: Tightrope walker makes Chicago crossings
US tightrope walker Nik Wallenda has successfully completed back-to-back high-wire walks above the city of Chicago, watched by thousands of people. «BBC News, Nov 14»
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Florida tightrope walker practicing for next stunt
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - A member of a famed acrobat family has kicked off his three-week practice schedule in preparation for his next televised tightrope walk in ... «Washington Times, Oct 14»
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Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda to cross Chicago skyline 50 stories …
It seems that risking his life as he crosses the Chicago skyline 50 stories in the air isn't enough for daredevil Nik Wallenda, as the tightrope walker has revealed ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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Wave Sweeps Tightrope Walker Out To Ocean
PACIFIC CITY, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a Portland man trying to walk across a homemade tightrope between two large rock sections on the north Oregon ... «Huffington Post, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tightrope walker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tightrope-walker>. Apr 2024 ».
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