tightrope walkers
High-wire performers above
Tightrope walkers are performers who walk along a taut rope or wire suspended above the ground, balancing with their bodies or a pole.
The skill appears in circuses, street performance, and extreme sports.
Figuratively, someone walking a tightrope navigates a precarious situation: Politicians are tightrope walkers, balancing competing interests.
- wireThin metallic conductor
- funambulistOne who walks ropes
- aerialistCircus performer aloft
- focusConcentrated attention point
- steady nervesEmotional stability under pressure
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- circus acrobaticsacrobats, trapeze, trapeze artists, flying trapeze, contortionists
- NiagaraNiagara Falls, Niagara River, Niagara-on-the-Lake, whirlpool, rapids
- circus toyscircus train, lion tamers, circus wagons, circus animals, circus performers
- troupescircus troupe, dance troupe, improv troupe, theater group, acting company
- brave soulsheroes, warriors, daredevils, fighters, defenders
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Comic performers in costume
trapeze artists · strongmen · contortionists · jugglers · animal trainers
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