Rope-walker
11tight·rope — /ˈtaıtˌroʊp/ noun, pl ropes [count] : a tightly stretched rope or wire high above the ground that a performer walks on, does tricks on, etc., especially in a circus a tightrope walker often used figuratively to describe a dangerous or uncertain… …
12Matthew Walker — a knot formed on the end of a rope by partly unlaying the strands and tying them in a certain way. See illus. under knot. [1855 60; after the presumed inventor of the knot] * * * …
13tightrope walker — Synonyms and related words: acrobat, aerialist, bareback rider, circus artist, clown, contortionist, equestrian director, equilibrist, flier, funambulist, gymnast, high wire artist, high wire artist, juggler, lion tamer, palaestrian, pancratiast …
14Matthew Walker — Mat′thew Walk′er n. navig. a knot formed on the end of a rope by partly unlaying the strands and tying them • Etymology: 1855–60; after the presumed inventor of the knot …
15tightrope walker — noun an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope • Syn: ↑funambulist • Derivationally related forms: ↑funambulism (for: ↑funambulist) • Hypernyms: ↑acrobat …
16Yoga Lin — Infobox Chinese language singer and actor name = Yoga Lin caption = Yoga Lin singing at an autograph signing event. chinesename = 林宥嘉 pinyinchinesename = Lín Yòu Jīa jyutpingchinesename = birthname = ancestry = origin = birthdate = birth date and …
17Stephen Peer — (1840 1887) was a tightrope walker who, though completed the feat successfully many times, fell to his death while walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls.BiographyPeer had decided to become a tight rope walker when he was 19 years old, inspired… …
18Philippe Petit — (born August 13, 1949) is a French high wire artist who gained fame for his illegal walk between the Twin Towers in New York City on August 7 1974. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Stuntman, Eluding Guards, Walks a… …
19Still Life (2006 film) — Infobox Film name = Still Life imdb id = 0859765 amg id = 1:360794 writer = Jia Zhangke Sun Jianming Guan Na starring = Zhao Tao Han Sanming director = Jia Zhangke producer = Xu Pengle Wang Tianyun Zhu Jiong distributor = International: Xstream… …
20Dangerous Curves (1929 film) — Dangerous Curves Theatrical release poster Directed by Lothar Mendes Written by Lester C …
