stile

¹ American  

[stahyl] / staɪl /

noun

1. a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.

2. a turnstile.

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stile ² American  

[stahyl] / staɪl /

noun

Carpentry, Furniture.

1. any of various upright members framing panels or the like, as in a system of paneling, a paneled door, window sash, or chest of drawers.

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stile ¹ British  

/ staɪl /

noun

1. a set of steps or rungs in a wall or fence to allow people, but not animals, to pass over

2. short for turnstile

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stile ² British  

/ staɪl /

noun

1. a vertical framing member in a door, window frame, or piece of panelling Compare rail 1

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Etymology

Origin of stile¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English stigel, derivative of stīgan to climb, cognate with German steigen

Origin of stile²

1670–80; perhaps < Dutch stijl (door-, bed-) post, strut

Example Sentences

Orchards, wildernesses and bowers abound in her fiction, where her heroines contemplate curated views or scamper across fields and over stiles.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Gates, stiles, paths - they all cost money and time in their creation and management," she explained.

From BBC

After the hearing, Ms Tvedt said: "I was totally ignorant of the risks. The sign on the stile just said to put dogs on a lead, which I did."

From BBC

Independent Russian media organisations and press freedom watchdogs say repressive laws are routinely used by Russian authorities to harass journalists and stile independent reporting.

From BBC

Wales' public footpath network is in a "dreadful" state after years of neglect with stiles replaced with barbed wire in some areas, walkers claim.

From BBC