stilt
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}]
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: {Australian stilt}]
4: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland
ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: {stiltbird}, {longlegs},
{stilt plover}, {Himantopus stilt}]