stilt (st lt)n. 1. Either of a pair of long, slender poles each equipped with a raised footrest to enable the user to walk elevated above the ground. 2. Any of various tall posts or pillars used as support, as for a dock or building: a beach house on stilts. 3. a. An American wading bird (Himantopus mexicanus) that has long pink legs, black and white plumage, and a long slender bill, and that ranges from the United States to Peru and Brazil and is related to the avocet. b. A related bird (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) of Australia. tr.v. stilt·ed, stilt·ing, stilts To place or raise on stilts. [Middle English stilte; see stel- in Indo-European roots.] |
stilt [stɪlt]
n
1. (Non-sporting Hobbies / Other Non-sporting Hobbies) either of a pair of two long poles with footrests on which a person stands and walks, as used by circus clowns
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a long post or column that is used with others to support a building above ground level
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several shore birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, similar to the avocets but having a straight bill
vb
(tr) to raise or place on or as if on stilts
[C14 (in the sense: crutch, handle of a plough): related to Low German stilte pole, Norwegian stilta]
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| Noun | 1. |  stilt - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structurepillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure sheath pile, sheet pile, sheet piling - a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
| 2. | stilt - one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts" pole - a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic | |
| 3. | stilt - long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries Cladorhyncus, genus Cladorhyncus - one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills banded stilt, Cladorhyncus leucocephalum - web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings | |
| 4. |  stilt - long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoonslimicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries genus Himantopus, Himantopus - major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus - stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus - stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, white-headed stilt - stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck Himantopus novae-zelandiae, kaki - blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt |
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