Tripwire

What do we mean by tripwire?

A wire stretched near ground level to trip or ensnare an enemy. noun

A wire or line that activates a weapon, trap, or camera, for example, when pulled. noun

A small military force whose involvement in hostilities will trigger the use of a larger force. noun

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. noun

Any means of detecting intruders. noun

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.

Words that are spelled similarly to tripwire:
tripwire, trip wire, triplite, tripwires.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word tripwire:
fuze, detonator, booby, tilting, fragmentation, fuse, cobra, interactive, dynamite, traps, grenade, triggered, log, striker, mine, activated, wire, pin, mines, trap, releasing, killing, bomb, kim, attached, pressure, file, technologies, device, floor, software, joe, steam, inc, steel, orchestra, source, security, acquired, product, release, via, announced.

Words that rhyme with tripwire:
hookup wire.

Adjectives that are often used to describe tripwire:
nuclear, venerable, physical.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective tripwire:
check.

Consonant match to tripwire:
trip wire.

Words that sound like tripwire:
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