tightrope walking
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skill involving walking on a thin wire or rope
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- equilibristics
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
The feet of a tightrope walker Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining.
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