tightrope
n.a thin, strong rope stretched between two points. People walk on it for fun or as a performance to show their balance.
n.a slender, taut rope or wire stretched between two supports. Often used as a platform for acrobatic performances or as a metaphor for a precarious situation.
“The tightrope walker moves slowly across the high wire.”
“The circus performer practiced walking the tightrope for hours to ensure a flawless performance for the audience.”
“Balancing on a tightrope requires not only physical coordination but also a mental focus that allows the performer to ignore the height and the movement of the wind.”
“Experts from 75 countries and 250 cities are trying to walk the tightrope of creating more cooling to reduce deaths from the rising heat, but without worsening climate change.”
“For the tightropes she walked so that young girls like me could grow up dreaming of joining the circus too.”
From tight + rope.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.