Translations for tripwire in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tripwire [Am ˈtrɪpˌwaɪ(ə)r, Brit ˈtrɪpwʌɪə] N

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tripwire

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They install a tripwire system around the perimeter and post lookouts. en.wikipedia.org

How should managers approach ethnic diversity in a newsroom if that becomes a tripwire for anger and hostility. en.wikipedia.org

The mine has a waterproof plastic faceted cylindrical body with a three-pronged cap, with a central fixing point for a tripwire. en.wikipedia.org

Later fuzes were sensitive to pressure or pull and could be used with a tripwire. en.wikipedia.org

It also enabled the fougasse to be tripwire activated, turning it into an anti-personnel fragmentation mine. en.wikipedia.org

It consists of tripwire around the area, linked to one or more flares. en.wikipedia.org

Their use in modern times targets the body and limbs of a falling victim by means of a pit or tripwire. en.wikipedia.org

The device was triggered if the tripwire connected to the firing mechanism was pulled or cut. en.wikipedia.org

When the tripwire is triggered, as by someone unsuspectingly disturbing it, the flare is activated and begins burning. en.wikipedia.org

It is battery powered and is normally actuated by breakwire, but tripwire and command actuation is also possible. en.wikipedia.org

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