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Trip Wire

nounid 147896·updated May 18, 2026
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a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over

polysemousMWE

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

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

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over
§2
a small military force that serves as a first line of defense
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over
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