Funambulism
[fyoo-NAM-byə-lizm]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: English, 19th century
1.
The art of walking on a tightrope or a slack-rope.
Examples of Funambulism in a sentence
"While at school in Paris, my nephew got involved in funambulism and joined a circus."
"Slack lines have proved funambulism is a fun and engaging physical exercise."
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