stilt

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɪlt/

Noun

stilt (plural stilts)

1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
2. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
3. Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
4. A crutch.
5. The handle of a plough.

Translations

• French: échasse
• German: Stelze
• Italian: trampolo
• Portuguese: perna-de-pau
• Russian: ходу́ля
• Spanish: zanco

Translations

• French: pilotis
• German: Stelze
• Italian: trampolo, palo
• Russian: сва́я
• Spanish: pilote

Translations

• French: échassier
• German: Stelzenläufer
• Italian: cavaliere d'Italia
• Russian: кули́к
• Spanish: cigüeñuela

Translations

• French: mancheron
• Portuguese: esteva

Verb

stilt (stilts, present participle stilting; past and past participle stilted)

1. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts

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