Definitions
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- noun A metal
guy rope used tostabilize a tall structure (such as a radio mast).
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Examples
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The report states that the helicopter clipped and broke an unmarked, steel guy-wire about 70 feet above I-70.
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If you look at the sculpture of the Titanic at the link, it appears as though there's a tiny guy-wire running between two masts.
What is it? (Who is it?) Ann Althouse 2008
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Luke led the way through a front room cluttered with mismatched furniture, a green sofa, tan recliner, crates used as end tables, and a large wooden guy-wire spool used as a coffee table.
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There was a portable TV with a rabbit-ear antenna atop a second guy-wire spool.
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Luke led the way through a front room cluttered with mismatched furniture, a green sofa, tan recliner, crates used as end tables, and a large wooden guy-wire spool used as a coffee table.
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There was a portable TV with a rabbit-ear antenna atop a second guy-wire spool.
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Leslie Burns said the plane ended up on the beach after the pilot of the homemade plane snapped a guy-wire while landing.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The stolen pick-up truck actually careened up a guy-wire on one of the poles.
CBS13/CW31: Sacramento's Source For Breaking News, Weather and Traffic 2010
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The stolen pick-up truck actually careened up a guy-wire on one of the poles.
CBS13/CW31: Sacramento's Source For Breaking News, Weather and Traffic 2010
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The report states that the helicopter clipped and broke an unmarked, steel guy-wire about 70 feet above I-70.
WJZ - Baltimore, Maryland's Breaking News, Weather & Sports Station 2010
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