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stilt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt plover, stiltbird |
| Type of | limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird |
| Has types | white-headed stilt, black-necked stilt, black-winged stilt, himantopus himantopus, himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, himantopus mexicanus, himantopus novae-zelandiae, kaki |
stilt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | australian stilt |
| Type of | limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird |
| Has types | cladorhyncus leucocephalum, banded stilt |
stilt::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pile, piling, spile |
| Type of | column, pillar |
| Has types | sheath pile, sheet piling, sheet pile |
Examples of stilt
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These stilt-wearing enemies are a tough fight and best left alone when possible.
From the smh.com.au
Music-goers crowded into the street, and stilt-walkers waved fans and parasols.
From the sacbee.com
The black-necked stilt is found along the edges of shallow water in open country.
From the sltrib.com
The stilt walker Dream Boat helps children cross Underwood Avenue at 50th Street.
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The P. Ramlee Museum is an excellent example of traditional Malay stilt houses.
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Fortunately for the stilt walkers, Delmar has been ice free during past festivals.
From the stltoday.com
You'll also visit Inle Lake, with its markets, handicrafts and stilt villages.
From the couriermail.com.au
Jazz bands played and stilt-walkers walked among crowds heading for the match.
From the nzherald.co.nz
As well as stilt walkers, decorated rickshaws and musical bikes will also join in.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
- Pile: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- One of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts"
- Long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
- (stilted) artificial: artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
- Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates.
- The Stilt (ISSN 0726-1888) is the journal of the Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG), a special interest group of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia. It was first issued in 1981.
- Stilts are poles, posts or pillars used to allow a person or structure to stand at a distance above the ground. Walking stilts are poles equipped with steps for the feet to stand on, or straps to attach them to the legs, for the purpose of walking while elevated above a normal height. ...
- (Stilts (Malcolm in the Middle)) The following is an episode list for the Fox television sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. The show ran for seven seasons from 2000 to 2006 with 151 episodes produced.
- Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers; A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water; Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have ...
