From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Construction, Daily lifestiltstilt /stɪlt/ noun [countable usually plural]1TBCone of a set of poles that support a buildingabove the ground or above wateron stiltsa house built on stilts2Done of two poles which you can stand on and walk high above the groundExamples from the Corpusstilt• An indoorladdergrewstilts, turned into stairs.• For no reason at all his thoughts turned to the girl who lived in the house on stilts.• We glidepastislands with huts on stilts and waving people.• The actorssportclownmake-up and often progress on stilts.• It was an interstatehighway, up on stilts, that flew over the houses and through the burningair.• They learned how to walk on stilts, ride a unicycle and juggle.• Each Kirikiri family has several houses standing on woodenstilts made out of treebark and palmthatch.on stilts• As a child, I loved walking around on stilts.• Built on stiltsnear the Brazos River, the shack was livable.• By 1995 the societyplans to have a birdwatching hide, on stilts, overlooking the reedbed.• For no reason at all his thoughts turned to the girl who lived in the house on stilts.• We glide past islands with huts on stilts and waving people.• The actors sport clown make-up and often progress on stilts.• It was an interstate highway, up on stilts, that flew over the houses and through the burning air.• They learned how to walk on stilts, ride a unicycle and juggle.Originstilt(1300-1400) Probably from Low German