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Definition of Tripwires
1. tripwire [n] - See also: tripwire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tripwires
Literary usage of Tripwires
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Deposit Insurance: A Strategy for Reform by Richard L. Fogel (1998)
"However, any deviation from the tripwires should be justified in writing by the
regulatory authorities. Unavailable or inaccurate information on banks' ..."
2. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"However, due to prohibitive costs...it was decided instead to focus on measures
to ensure that the mines are not used with tripwires. ..."
3. Bosnia: Country Handbookedited by Diane Publishing Staff, Diane Publishing edited by Diane Publishing Staff, Diane Publishing (1998)
"tripwires are straight or angled. Some AP mines can be laid m water to 1.5 m deep.
AP mines used in the current crisis may be difficult to detect, ..."
4. Credit Unions: Available Information Indicates No Compelling Need for by Richard J. Hillman (2005)
"NCUA stated that it concurred with views expressed by many within the credit
union industry that the current PCA tripwires were too high. ..."
5. Landmines: A Deadly Legacy by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"Deminers will often hang thin wire rods to detect tripwires. C. Neutralization and
Destruction After location and detection of a mine, it must be either ..."
6. Still Killing: Landmines in Southern Africa by Alex Vines, Arms Project (Human Rights Watch) (1997)
"... ground and the tripwire attached to a fixed object. More than one mine can be
attached to several tripwires, or several tripwires attached to one mine. ..."
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