an aerostat, such as a balloon, connected to the ground by a cable and winch, and used as an observation platform etc.

plural of tethered aerostat

(UK) At the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed.

A two-person sport where players hit a ball on the end of a tether attached to the top of a pole in opposite directions, and the winner is the one who manages to make the tether wrap all the way round the pole.

(biology) Any protein-based tether that causes retention of virions on infected cell surfaces.

plural of tetherin

(Cumbria) three in Celtic sheep counting

(Cumbria) thirteen in Cumbrian sheep counting

(Cumbria) eighteen in Cumbrian sheep counting

Without a tether; not tied down / (Internet, computing) wireless; pertaining to a wireless network