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stilt

🇬🇧 UK/stilt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

One of a pair of poles with footrests used to walk above the ground; a tall post supporting a structure; a long-legged wading bird

高跷；支柱；长脚鹬

v.

To raise or support on stilts or as if on stilts

用支柱撑起，架高

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
stiltother
=stilt

Common Collocations

  • 1.walk on stilts踩高跷
  • 2.raised on stilts架高建造
  • 3.stilt house高脚屋
  • 4.black-winged stilt黑翅长脚鹬

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The children laughed as they wobbled on stilts at the carnival.

  • 2.

    The beach house was built on stilts to protect it from flooding.

  • 3.

    A black-winged stilt waded gracefully through the shallow marsh.

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