stilt


Definition: Meaning of, stilt in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stɪlt /

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stilt stilts
[countable usually plural]
  1. one of a set of poles that support a building above the ground or above water
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  2. one of two poles which you can stand on and walk high above the ground
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stilt used in phrases

  • Australian stilt (noun)
    1. long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
  • Himantopus stilt (noun)
    1. long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
  • banded stilt (noun)
    1. web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
  • black-necked stilt (noun)
    1. 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 (noun)
    1. stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
  • stilt plover (noun)
    1. long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
  • white-headed stilt (noun)
    1. stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
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