guy-wire

See also: guy wire

English

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Noun

guy-wire (plural guy-wires)

1. A metal guy rope used to stabilize a tall structure (such as a radio mast).

Synonyms

• guy rope

Translations

metal guy rope for stabilising a tall structure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牽索／牵索 (qiānsuǒ), 牽線／牵线 (zh) (qiānxiàn), 撥線／拨线 (bōxiàn)

• Esperanto: stajo
• Finnish: tukiköysi, tukivaijeri (fi)
• German: Spanndraht m, Pardune f
• Russian: оттяжка (ru) f (ottjažka)