tightrope
pronunciation
How to pronounce tightrope in British English:
UK [ˈtaɪtrəʊp]
How to pronounce tightrope in American English:
US [ˈtaɪtroʊp]
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- Noun:
- tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
Word Origin
- tightrope (n.)
- 1801, from tight (adj.) + rope (n.). So called for being tensely stretched.
Example
- 1. China 's financial system is still walking a tightrope .
- 2. The drums rolled as the acrobat walked along the tightrope .
- 3. I am learning to walk the tightrope .
- 4. The children are breathless as they watch the tightrope act .
- 5. China must walk a tightrope .