trip wire
Example Sentences
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Most of the people who reach out to him are amateur inventors who came up with something innovative, like a rat trip wire.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023
Partridge had decided to continue fighting even after he was wounded by shrapnel from a trip wire this summer.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
Alan Morgan, who pulled the explosive from the water, said he thought it was live as it had a trip wire and pin.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2022
The troops serve as a "trip wire" for NATO's 40,000-strong response force to come in quickly and bring more U.S. troops and weapons from across the Atlantic.
From Reuters • Jan. 18, 2022
In the foyer, she checks the trip wire: intact.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
