stilt

Definitions of stilt in various dictionaries:

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

noun - one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle

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

noun - long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

Either of a pair of long, slender poles each equipped with a raised footrest to enable the user to walk elevated above the ground.

Any of various tall posts or pillars used as support, as for a dock or building: a beach house on stilts.

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.

A related bird (Cladorhyncus leucocephala) of Australia.

verb - to raise on stilts (long, slender poles)

STILT - Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in bra...