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guy wire

2019年07月16日 | 英語の原書を読む
Reader's Digest 6月号の記事 'Surprising Facts About Skyscrapers' から引用します。
By some measures, the 2,063-foot KVLY-TV tower near Blanchard, North Dakota, is the tallest structure in the United States. It's held up by guy wires, but it does the job. "You need to cover a large area to get to enough people," Doug Jenson, chief engineer at KVLY-NBC, told medium.com.
"guy wire" とは面白い表現ですね。辞書の説明を見ます。
・Vocabulary.com: a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

・Wiktionary:(Alternative spelling of guy-wire) A metal guy rope used to stabilize a tall structure (such as a radio mast).
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