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 cord

Related terms

land mine explosive

Translations

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, f

Etymology

trip + wire

Is Tripwire a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

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

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