ALL meanings of high wire
high wire
H h - noun high wire a tightrope stretched very high above the ground. 1
- countable noun high wire A high wire is a length of rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground and used for balancing acts. 0
- singular noun high wire Journalists talk about a person being on a high wire or performing a high-wire act when he or she is dealing with a situation in which it would be easy to do the wrong thing. 0
- noun high wire a tightrope stretched high in the air for balancing acts 0
- noun high wire a cable or wire stretched high above the ground, on which aerialists perform; tightrope 0