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stilt noun

  /stɪlt/
  • Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
  • A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
 Stelze
  • The handle of a plough.
 Sterz
  • Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
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stilted adjective

  /ˈstɪltɪd/
  • (figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
 gestelzt
black-winged stilt
Stelzenläufer
stilt sandpiper
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