stilt

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stilt /stɪlt/ noun [countable usually plural]  1  TBCone of a set of poles that support a building above the ground or above water 〔将建筑物撑离地面或水面的〕支撑物，支材，桩子on stilts a house built on stilts 建在桩子上的房子2. Done of two poles which you can stand on and walk high above the ground 高跷

Examples from the Corpus

stilt• An indoor ladder grew stilts, turned into stairs.• For no reason at all his thoughts turned to the girl who lived in the house on stilts.• We glide past islands with huts on stilts and waving people.• The actors sport clown make-up and often progress on stilts.• It was an interstate highway, up on stilts, that flew over the houses and through the burning air.• They learned how to walk on stilts, ride a unicycle and juggle.• Each Kirikiri family has several houses standing on wooden stilts made out of tree bark and palm thatch.on stilts• As a child, I loved walking around on stilts.• Built on stilts near the Brazos River, the shack was livable.• By 1995 the society plans to have a birdwatching hide, on stilts, overlooking the reedbed.• For no reason at all his thoughts turned to the girl who lived in the house on stilts.• We glide past islands with huts on stilts and waving people.• The actors sport clown make-up and often progress on stilts.• It was an interstate highway, up on stilts, that flew over the houses and through the burning air.• They learned how to walk on stilts, ride a unicycle and juggle.Origin stilt (1300-1400) Probably from Low German

stilt nounChinese  

that poles of a a set Corpus of one building support

stilt
stilt /stɪlt/ noun [countable usually plural]1. one of a set of poles that support a building above the ground or above water
    on stilts
    a house built on stilts
2. one of two poles which you can stand on and walk high above the ground

stiltBrE /stɪlt/ 🔊NAmE /stɪlt/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] one of a set of posts that support a building so that it is high above the ground or water （支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的）桩子，支柱one of two long pieces of wood that have a step on the side that you can stand on, so that you can walk above the ground 高跷◆a circus performer on stilts 马戏团里踩高跷的演员