guy-wire
Mast steadying cable
A guy-wire is a tensioned cable used to stabilize a tall structure by anchoring it to the ground at an angle.
Radio towers, telephone poles, and circus tents rely on guy-wires to prevent swaying or collapse under wind or other forces.
The cables typically extend outward from various points on the structure to anchors set in the ground at some distance from the base.
Also spelled as one word: guywire.
Threaded device for adjusting tension
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- clevisU-shaped connector with pin
- swageTool for shaping metal
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
strand · shackle · eyebolt · deadman · tieback · ferrule · clip · tensioner
Ropes controlling ship sails
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- guyingTeasing or mocking
- tensioningIncreasing tightness by pulling
- securingMaking firmly fixed
fastening · erection · attachment · lashing · mooring · staking · grounding · splicing
Tall slender edifice
- mastVessel's sail support
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
- pylonSupporting structure for wires
monopole · derrick · smokestack · chimney · flagpole
Refreshingly keen or stimulating
- steadyingMaking less shaky
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
State of being pulled firm
- strainExcessive stretching force
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- loadCarried weight or burden
- pullForce toward oneself
tensile · preload · sag · deflection · elongation · slack · adjustment · tightening
turnbuckle
Threaded device for adjusting tension
cable · strand · shackle · eyebolt · deadman · tieback · ferrule · clip · tensioner · insulator
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- guyingTeasing or mocking
- tensioningIncreasing tightness by pulling
securing · fastening · erection · attachment · lashing · mooring · staking · grounding · splicing · terminating
tower
Tall slender edifice
pylon · monopole · derrick · smokestack · chimney · flagpole
bracing
Refreshingly keen or stimulating
- steadyingMaking less shaky
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
tautness
State of being pulled firm
pull · tensile · preload · sag · deflection · elongation · slack · adjustment · tightening · calibration
- Radio Towersantenna, transmitter, mast, broadcast antenna, antenna array
- tethersleash, tether, tie, line, cord
- towerstower, bell tower, radio tower, water tower, cell tower