stilt

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stilt /stɪlt/ noun [countableC 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 noun

Chinese

Corpus

TOEFL BNC: 20868 COCA: 17133

stilt

Toys and other things to play with: action figure, balloon, beanbag...

Frames and supports for structures: frame, foundation, support...

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