Stilt
WordNet
noun
(1) Long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
(2) Long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
(3) A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
(4) One of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
"He was so tall I thought he was on stilts"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
- Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.