Definitions For Tripwire
Verb
tripwir (transitive) To set a tripwire mechanism in (a location).Noun
TRIPWIRE (plural TRIPWIREs) 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.Synonyms
tripline trip cordRelated terms
land mine explosiveTranslations
Chinese: : Mandarin: 絆馬索, sc=Hani, 绊马索, tr=bànmǎsuǒ, sc=Hani, 絆索, sc=Hani}}, {{t, cmn, 绊索 (bànsuǒ, sc=Hani) Danish: snubletråd Dutch: struikeldraad, valstrik Finnish: kompastuslanka French: fil de détente, m German: Stolperdraht, m Irish: sreang thuisle, m Japanese: トリップワイヤー (torippuwaiyā, sc=Jpan) Lithuanian: atotampa, f Russian: про́волока взрыватель, взрыва́теля, f, проволочный, про́волочная нить-растя́жка, f Welsh: weiren faglu, fEtymology
trip + wireIs Tripwire a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
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Scrabble US
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English International (SOWPODS)
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
14
The word Tripwire is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends