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stilt

UK/stɪlt/ US/ˈstɪlt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

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2.

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”
3.

long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia

Synonyms
4.

Origin

From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.

Phrases

  • banded stilt
  • black-necked stilt
  • black-winged stilt
  • stilt bug
  • stilt grass
  • stilt house
  • stilt palm
  • stilt plover

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