单词 | stilt |
释义 | stilt ![]() n. 1. Either of a pair of long, slender poles each equipped with a raised footrest to enable the user to walk elevated above the ground. 2. Any of various tall posts or pillars used as support, as for a dock or building:a beach house on stilts. 3. Any of several shorebirds of the widely distributed genus Himantopus or the Australian genus Cladorhynchus that have long pink legs, usually black-and-white plumage, and a long slender bill. tr.v.stilt·ed, stilt·ing, stilts To place or raise on stilts. [Middle Englishstilte; see stel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ![]() ![]() ![]() top: walking stilts center: structural stilts bottom: black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus |
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