guy wire

Other forms: guy wires

Definitions of guy wire
  1. noun
    a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
    synonyms: guy, guy cable, guy rope
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    type of:
    brace, bracing
    a structural member used to stiffen a framework
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