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Stilt   /stɪlt/   Listen
Stilt

noun
1.
A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure.  Synonyms: pile, piling, spile.
2.
One of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground.
3.
Long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia.  Synonym: Australian stilt.
4.
Long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons.  Synonyms: Himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt plover, stiltbird.



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Words linked to "Stilt" :   Himantopus, spile, Himantopus novae-zelandiae, kaki, Cladorhyncus leucocephalum, sheet pile, genus Himantopus, sheet piling, shore bird, genus Cladorhyncus, Himantopus mexicanus, Cladorhyncus, column, pole, Himantopus himantopus, pillar, shorebird, piling, limicoline bird, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, sheath pile


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