stilts
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(stĭlt)n.
1. Either of a pair of long, slender poles each equipped with a raised footrest to enable the user to walk elevated above the ground.
2. Any of various tall posts or pillars used as support, as for a dock or building: a beach house on stilts.
3. Any of several shorebirds of the widely distributed genus Himantopus or the Australian genus Cladorhynchus that have long pink legs, usually black-and-white plumage, and a long slender bill.
tr.v. stilt·ed, stilt·ing, stilts
To place or raise on stilts.
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Translations
رَكائِز، أعْمِدَهطَوّالَه للأقْدام
chůdypilota
pælstylte
gólyaláb
stólparstultur
kojokaipoliai
koka kājas
chodúľpilóta
stilts
(stilts) noun plural1. a pair of poles with supports for the feet, on which a person may stand and so walk raised off the ground. stelt طَوّالَه للأقْدام кокили perna de pau chůdy die Stelzen (pl.) stylte ζευγάρι ξυλοπόδαρα zancos kargud چوب پا puujalat échasses קב पैरबांसा, गेडी़ hodulja, štula gólyaláb jangkungan stultur trampoli 竹馬 죽마 kojokai (garas) koka kājas jangkungan stelten stylter szczudła andas catalige ходули chodúľ hodulje štula styltor ไม้ต่อขาเดิน uzun cambaz ayağı 高蹺 ходулі بانس جس پر پاؤں کو ٹیک کر اونچا ہو کر چلتے ہیں cột nhà sàn 高跷
2. tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside. paal رَكائِز، أعْمِدَه подпори estacas pilota der Pfahl pæl υποστυλώματα pilotes vaiad پايه هوايي paalu pilotis עמוד पनलवा, लमटंगा stup cölöp tiang stólpar palo, palafitta 脚柱 (건물을 버티는) 각주(脚柱)) poliai pāļi tiang palen pæler pale estacas piloni свая pilóta steber, pilot štula pålar เสาสูง ๆ ที่ใช้ค้ํา ayak 支柱 опори, стойки, палі طویل ستون جو گھر کے اندر ٹیک کے لیے لگاتے ہیں cà kheo 支柱
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