stilt meaning and definition

STILT noun

Definition of stilt (noun)

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