1. 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"
    
2. A column of wood, steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
   "The bridge was supported by massive concrete stilts";
   - pile, spile, piling
    
3. Long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
   "The black-winged stilt is a type of stiltbird known for its extremely long, pink legs";
   - stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt
    
4. Long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
   "The Australian stilt waded gracefully through the shallow water";
   - Australian stilt

Derived forms: stilts

Type of: column, limicoline bird, pillar, pole, shore bird, shorebird

Part of: Cladorhyncus, genus Cladorhyncus, genus Himantopus, Himantopus

Encyclopedia: Stilt