tripwire

ˈtrɪpˌwaɪər

Definition

Definition of tripwire - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physical wire

Rare

wire that triggers a trap or alarm

Rare

The tripwire was hidden under the leaves.

alarm

trigger

detection system

TECH.

system for detecting unauthorized access

TECH.

The security system uses a digital tripwire to alert us.

alarm system

figurative

Rare

something that triggers a reaction or series of events

Rare

His offhand comment acted as a tripwire for the heated argument..

catalyst

trigger

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Origin of tripwire

English, trip (stumble) + wire (wire)

Examples of tripwire in a sentence

A tripwire was set up to protect the perimeter.
A tripwire detected the intruder's presence.
The tripwire system flagged the unauthorized entry.
The new policy served as a tripwire for employee dissatisfaction.
Her unexpected resignation was a tripwire for the company's downfall.

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French:déclencheur, fil-piège, ...
German:Stolperdraht, Alarmdraht, ...
Italian:filo d'allarme, sistema di allerta, ...
Spanish:cable trampa, sistema de alerta, ...
Portuguese:fio de alarme, barreira digital, ...
Chinese:绊线, 警戒线, ...
Japanese:トリップワイヤー, 侵入検知システム, ...
Arabic:سِلْك فَخّ, نِظَام اسْتِشْعَار, ...
Hebrew:חוּט מַפְעִיל, טְרִיפְּוַיְר, ...
Russian:растяжка, сигнализация, ...
Ukrainian:дріт-пастка, система виявлення, ...
Hindi:जाल तार, तार, ...
Bengali:ট্রিপওয়্যার, সনাক্তকরণ তার, ...
Catalan:fil trampa, fil de trampa, ...
Czech:nástražný drát, hlásič, ...
Danish:snubletråd, alarmsystem, ...
Dutch:struikeldraad, valstrik, ...
Greek:παγιδευτικό σύρμα, σύστημα ανίχνευσης, ...
Hungarian:botlódrót, behatolásjelző rendszer, ...
Khmer:ខ្សែលួសបញ្ឆេះអន្ទាក់, ប្រព័ន្ធខ្សែត្រួតពិនិត្យ, ...
Korean:트립와이어, 감지선, ...
Persian:سیم تله, سیستم شناسایی, ...
Polish:drut pułapki, pułapka, ...
Portuguese (BR):fio de disparo, sistema de alarme, ...
Romanian:sârmă capcană, sistem de detectare, ...
Swedish:snubbeltråd, detektionslinje, ...
Thai:ลวดดัก, ทริปไวร์, ...
Turkish:tuzak teli, tuzak, ...
Vietnamese:dây bẫy, dây bẫy kỹ thuật số, ...

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