Stilt Definition

stĭlt
stilted, stilts
noun
stilts
Either of a pair of poles, each with a footrest somewhere along its length, used for walking with the feet above the ground, as by children at play, by acrobats, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of a number of long posts or piles used to hold a building, etc. above the ground or out of the water.
Webster's New World
Any of several shorebirds (family Recurvirostridae) with a long, slender bill, long legs, and three-toed feet; esp., the black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), living chiefly in marshes and ponds of temperate North America and N South America.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

The handle of a plough.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
stilted
To place or raise on stilts.
American Heritage

To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.

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Other Word Forms of Stilt

Noun

Singular:
stilt
Plural:
stilts

Origin of Stilt

  • Middle English stilte stel- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Akin to Danish stylte, German Stelze.

    From Wiktionary

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