high wire

noun

1. a tightrope stretched very high above the ground.

high wire

noun

1. a tightrope stretched high in the air for balancing acts

Word History and Origins

Origin of high wire¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Of course, one problem with walking a high wire is that your opponent can try to knock you off.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was so eloquent. Like watching a trapeze artist on a high wire, poised gracefully in midair.”

From Los Angeles Times

Of all the State of the Union addresses a president could deliver, it’s the one that comes in an election year that counts as the ultimate high wire act.

From BBC

AP Film Writer Jake Coyle called it a “high wire act of a biopic” in his review, favoring the experimental black-and-white beginning over the later years, which focuses more on the increasingly complex family dynamics.

From Seattle Times

A new high wire act is running downtown, where Teatro ZinZanni has settled into its current home at Lotte Hotel’s Sanctuary Ballroom.

From Seattle Times