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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.
 puujalka
  • A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
 paalu, tolppa
  • Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
 pitkäjalka

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.
 teennäinen
stilt sandpiper
pitkäkoipisirri
Black-winged Stilt
pitkäjalka
stilt root
pönkkäjuuri
Banded Stilt
vyöpitkäjalka
Black Stilt
mustapitkäjalka
Stilt-Sandpiper
pitkäkoipisirri
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