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tripwire
[ trip-wahyuhr ]
/ ˈtrɪpˌwaɪər /
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noun
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Words nearby tripwire
Triptolemus, triptych, triptyque, trip up, Tripura, tripwire, triquetra, triquetrous, triradiate, triradius, Triratna
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How to use tripwire in a sentence
Now, China’s growing tensions between young men and women over gender issues are becoming a new tripwire for firms.
The tripwire for an unfolding plot to take control of the flight would be the transponder, operated by a switch beside the pilots.
The transponder is really the tripwire for whatever began to unfold on that jet.
The emotions of Democrats are on a tripwire, ready to react at the slightest provocation.
British Dictionary definitions for tripwire
tripwire
/ (ˈtrɪpˌwaɪə) /
noun
a wire that activates a trap, mine, etc, when tripped over
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