wirework
Americannoun
noun
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functional or decorative work made of wire
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objects made of wire, esp netting
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a special effects technique in film or theatre in which actors are suspended from moving wires so that they appear to fly
the spectacular wirework of Chinese cinema
Etymology
Origin of wirework
Example Sentences
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Tan had to come back for reshoots for some wirework after quarantining during the pandemic.
From Fox News
That feeling is only enhanced by the show’s liberal use of wirework and stunts, another Braver tradition.
From The Verge
The shirt sculpture in a garden at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is made of blue and white ceramic tiles that are joined by wirework.
From US News
We'd start the sequence with the wirework and go straight into a whole fight, which makes it more challenging; we can't do one move, cut and pick up again.
From The Guardian
From this valuation we learn that St Edward’s crown was of gold filigree or “wirework” as it is called, and was set with stones, and was valued at �248.
From Project Gutenberg
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