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Trip Wire

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over

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a small military force that serves as a first line of defense

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Trip Wires
possessive
Trip Wire's
pluralpossessive
Trip Wires'