high-wire walker
Aerial cable acrobat
A high-wire walker is a performer who walks, dances, or does acrobatics on a tightly stretched wire or cable suspended high above the ground.
The act requires exceptional balance and nerve: The high-wire walker crossed between the two towers without a safety net.
Also called a tightrope walker or funambulist.
- tightropeTaut cord for walking
- acrobatAgile circus performer
- funambulistOne who walks ropes
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- big topMain circus tent
aerialist · pole · equilibrium · center of gravity · fearlessness · steady nerves · daredevil · Philippe Petit · Niagara Falls · performance · death defying · balance · balancing act · safety net · coordination · height · focus · circus performer
high-wire walkertumbler
Flat-bottomed drinking vessel
street performer · contortionist · groundling · clown · pedestrian
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