high wire
Circus acrobat's path
A high wire is a tightrope stretched high above the ground, used by acrobats and circus performers.
The term often appears as an adjective describing risky situations requiring careful balance: a high-wire act, high-wire diplomacy.
Someone walking a high wire—literal or figurative—faces danger with no margin for error.
Main circus tent
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- ringmasterCircus performance director
- aerialistCircus performer aloft
trapeze · spectacle · troupe · sideshow · carnival · flying circus · center ring · death-defying
Lacking any apprehension
- courageFortitude facing danger
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- riskPossibility of harm
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
bravery · nerve · guts · intrepid · death-defying · thrill · danger · peril
Heavy-duty woven line
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- platformRaised flat structure
- safety netProtection against failure
- tensionStretched or strained state
guyline · tightwire · slackline · pole · anchor · span · height · altitude
Steadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- steadinessState of being constant
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
precision · concentration · focus · footwork · control · alignment · centering · proprioception
big top
Main circus tent
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- ringmasterCircus performance director
aerialist · trapeze · spectacle · troupe · sideshow · carnival · flying circus · center ring · death-defying · daredevil
fearless
Lacking any apprehension
audacity · bravery · nerve · guts · intrepid · death-defying · thrill · danger · peril · reckless
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- platformRaised flat structure
- safety netProtection against failure
tension · guyline · tightwire · slackline · pole · anchor · span · height · altitude · overhead
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- steadinessState of being constant
coordination · precision · concentration · focus · footwork · control · alignment · centering · proprioception · counterbalance
act
Deed or performance
stunt · showmanship · audience · applause · spotlight · costume · choreography · finale · spectacle · entertainment
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- circus acrobaticsacrobats, trapeze, trapeze artists, flying trapeze, contortionists
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
- thrillsroller coasters, thrill, adrenaline, skydiving, bungee jump
- circus artstrapeze, silks, aerial silks, lyra, flying trapeze
- circus skillstrapeze, acrobatics, contortion, juggling, unicycling
high wireground level
Surface elevation plane
ground · floor · terra firma · solid ground · slack line
high wiresafety net
Protection against failure
harness · net · safety harness · failsafe · crash mat
high wirefirm footing
balance beam · solid ground · platform · stable platform · sure footing
high, wire, tightrope, tightrope walker, tightropes, high-wire, wirewalker, tightrope walking