英语词汇“stilt”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

stilt

释义

stilt /stilt/

noun

A thin wooden prop with a footrest enabling one to walk supported high above the ground
Any tall support, eg for keeping a house above water level
A plough handle (now dialect)
A very long-legged wading bird (Himantopus candidus or other species) related to the avocets (also stiltˈbird or stiltˈ-plover)

transitive verb

To raise on stilts or as if on stilts

ORIGIN: ME stilte; cf Du stelt, Ger Stelze, Swed stylta

stiltˈed adjective

stiltˈedly adverb

stiltˈedness noun

stiltˈer noun

stiltˈiness noun

stiltˈing noun

stiltˈish or stiltˈy adjective

stilted arch noun

An arch that springs from above the capital

stiltˈ-walker noun

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