GUY WIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does guy wire mean? 

• GUY WIRE (noun)
  The noun GUY WIRE has 1 sense:

1. a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

  Familiarity information: GUY WIRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUY WIRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

guy; guy cable; guy rope; guy wire

Hypernyms ("guy wire" is a kind of...):

brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)

Holonyms ("guy wire" is a part of...):

collapsible shelter; tent (a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs))