tripwire
English
noun
Definitions
- A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine.
- Any means of detecting intruders.
Etymology
Compound from English trip (journey, time when one undergones hallucinations after using LSD) + English wire.
Origin
English
wire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tripgate English
- Wirepuller English
- archwire English
- atrip English
- barbwire English
- business trip English
- crosswire English
- daytrip English
- dewire English
- firewire English
- flywire English
- guidewire English
- haywire English
- highwire English
- hot-wire English
- interwire English
- intrawire English
- microwire English
- midtrip English
- miswire English
- multitrip English
- multiwire English
- nanowire English
- newswire English
- overtrip English
- pretrip English
- prewire English
- pseudowire English
- rewire English
- robotrip English
- round trip English
- slackwire English
- slidewire English
- smoothwire English
- thinwire English
- tightwire English
- trawlwire English
- trip English
- tripcock English
- tripcode English
- tripflare English
- triplike English
- tripline English
- tripman English
- tripmate English
- trippant English
- tripper English
- trippest English
- trippeth English
- trippy English
- tripsome English
- tripster English
- underwire English
- unwire English
- wirable English
- wire English
- wire speed English
- wire-dancer English
- wire-guard English
- wireball English
- wirebender English
- wirebird English
- wirebound English
- wirecutting English
- wired English
- wiredraw English
- wiredrawer English
- wireform English
- wireframe English
- wiregrass English
- wirehair English
- wirehaired English
- wirehead English
- wirehouse English
- wirelength English
- wireless English
- wirelike English
- wireline English
- wiremaker English
- wiremaking English
- wireman English
- wirephoto English
- wirepuller English
- wirer English
- wirerimmed English
- wireroom English
- wirescape English
- wiresmith English
- wiresome English
- wirestem English
- wiretap English
- wiretapper English
- wirewalker English
- wirewalking English
- wirewater English
- wireway English
- wireweed English
- wirework English
- wireworker English
- wireworking English
- wireworm English
- wirewove English
- wiring English
- wiry English
- Trip German
- guaya Spanish, Castilian
- vaier Norwegian Bokmål
- vajer Swedish
- トリップ Japanese
- vaier Norwegian Nynorsk
- trippen Middle English
- wir Middle English
- تار Persian
- pagtripan Tagalog
- trip Tagalog
- wayar Malay
- טריפ Hebrew (modern)
- 威亞 Chinese
- 威吔 Chinese
- 崴仔 Chinese
- waya Swahili
- wea Marshallese
- waia Tok Pisin
- واير Gulf Arabic
- waya Antillean Creole
- wiry
- wire
- trip
- atrip
- wirer
- wired
- unwire
- rewire
- wiring
- dewire
- trippy
- tripman
- pretrip
- wiretap
- prewire
- midtrip
- daytrip
- wirable
- wireway
- wireman
- flywire
- tripper
- haywire
- miswire
- tripline
- trippeth
- trippest
- hot-wire
- wirebird
- overtrip
- tripster
- wiresome
- wirestem
- newswire
- archwire
- wireline
- wiredraw
- highwire
- robotrip
- tripcode
- trippant
- tripcock
- nanowire
- thinwire
- barbwire
- wirework
- wireless
- wireform
- wirehead
- wireworm
- wireball
- wireweed
- Tripgate
- triplike
- tripmate
- wireroom
- tripsome
- firewire
- wirelike
- wirehair
- wirewove
- wirewater
- interwire
- multitrip
- wiregrass
- wirebound
- wiresmith
- slidewire
- crosswire
- wirescape
- wireframe
- underwire
- trawlwire
- wiremaker
- slackwire
- intrawire
- wirephoto
- multiwire
- guidewire
- tripflare
- wirehouse
- microwire
- tightwire
- wirehaired
- wireworker
- wire speed
- wirepuller
- wiredrawer
- wirelength
- pseudowire
- smoothwire
- wirewalker
- wirebender
- wire-guard
- wirerimmed
- Wirepuller
- wiremaking
- round trip
- wiretapper
- wire-dancer
- wireworking
- wirewalking
- wirecutting
- business trip