Stilt - Definition

n 1: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into
the ground to provide support for a structure [syn: pile,
spile, piling, stilt]
2: 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"
3: long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of
Australia [syn: stilt, Australian stilt]
4: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland
ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: stilt,
stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover,
Himantopus stilt]