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stilt

(st/I/lt )

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
pile, piling, spile

source: wordnet30
one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground(noun.artifact)

Example:
He was so tall I thought he was on stilts.

source: wordnet30
long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia(noun.animal)

Synonym:
australian stilt

source: wordnet30
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons(noun.animal)

Synonym:
himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt plover, stiltbird

source: wordnet30
A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.(noun)

source: webster1913

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