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stilt noun

  /stɪlt/
  • The handle of a plough.
 [[рукоя́тка]] [[плуга́]], о́бжа
  • Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
 кули́к, ходу́лочник
  • A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
 сва́я, ходуля
  • Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
 ходу́ля, ходуля

stilts

ходуля

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.
 высокопа́рный, напы́щенный, помпе́зный, ходу́льный
  • Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.
 на подпо́рках, на сва́ях, на ходу́лях
stilt-walker
ходулист
stilt sandpiper
длинноно́гий зуёк, длинноно́гий песо́чник, песо́чник длинноно́гий, ходу́лочниковый песо́чник
black-winged stilt
ходу́лочник
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