stilt
noun
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with their feet above the ground.
stilts
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pluralof stilt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In others, like the one in which Estevez lives, the balconies and upper floors are propped up by wooden stilts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
To avoid our planet’s environmental inconveniences, the stilts can rise above any inclement weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
My family lived in a Midcentury-Modern home with a front balcony on stilts and a large backyard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The Mother Ginger sequence, which usually finds young dancers emerging from the giant skirt of a dancer on stilts, is completely reimagined here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
Sometimes even the fishermen’s huts were washed away, knocked right off their long-legged stilts and swept down the river.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
