单词 | wire-walking |
释义 | > as lemmaswire-walking wire-walking n. the action or practice of performing feats of balancing on a wire. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > rope-walking or dancing rope-dancing1625 rope-walking1625 funambuling1650 funambulation1707 rope dance1727 wire-dancing1755 tightrope dancing1800 funambulism1801 wire-walking1804 wire act1891 wirework1899 slacklining1999 1804 in J. Barrow Trav. China 205 I saw none at all comparable to the tumbling, rope-dancing, wire-walking, and straw-balancing of Sadler's Wells. 1920 Variety 31 Dec. 124 She learned acrobatics..wire walking and aerial work. 2003 Observer 19 Jan. (Mag.) 26/2 Petit's wire-walking is as much a feat of engineering as it is of acrobatic skill and artistry. < as lemmas |
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