Stilt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪlt/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪlt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪlt/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈɪlt/.

Examples

he was so tall I thought he was on stilts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Australian stilt long-legs stilt plover longlegs stiltbird pile Himantopus stilt spile piling

Parts of Speech

noun	a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
noun	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”
noun	long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
noun	long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stelze

eine Säule aus Holz, Stahl oder Beton, die in den Boden getrieben wird, um eine Struktur zu stützen

🇫🇷French

pilotis

une colonne de bois, d'acier ou de béton enfoncée dans le sol pour fournir un support à une structure

🇪🇸Spanish

zanco

una columna de madera, acero u hormigón que se clava en el suelo para proporcionar soporte a una estructura

🇮🇹Italian

trampolo

una colonna di legno, acciaio o cemento che viene conficcata nel terreno per fornire supporto a una struttura

🇳🇱Dutch

stelt

een kolom van hout, staal of beton die in de grond wordt gedreven om ondersteuning te bieden aan een constructie

🇵🇹Portuguese

palafitas

uma coluna de madeira, aço ou concreto que é cravada no solo para fornecer suporte a uma estrutura

🇷🇺Russian

ходуля

колонна из дерева, стали или бетона, вбитая в землю для обеспечения поддержки конструкции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाबाँसा

लकड़ी या स्टील या कंक्रीट का एक स्तंभ जो किसी संरचना को समर्थन प्रदान करने के लिए जमीन में गाड़ा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তব্ধ

কাঠ বা ইস্পাত বা কংক্রিটের একটি কলাম যা একটি কাঠামোর জন্য সমর্থন সরবরাহ করতে মাটিতে চালিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்டில்ட்

ஒரு கட்டமைப்பிற்கு ஆதரவை வழங்குவதற்காக தரையில் செலுத்தப்படும் மரம் அல்லது எஃகு அல்லது கான்கிரீட் ஒரு நெடுவரிசை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్టిల్ట్

చెక్క లేదా ఉక్కు లేదా కాంక్రీటు యొక్క నిలువు వరుస నిర్మాణం కోసం మద్దతును అందించడానికి భూమిలోకి నడపబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टिल्ट

लाकूड किंवा स्टील किंवा काँक्रिटचा एक स्तंभ जो एखाद्या संरचनेला आधार देण्यासाठी जमिनीवर चालविला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટિલ્ટ

લાકડા અથવા સ્ટીલ અથવા કોંક્રિટનો સ્તંભ જે માળખાને ટેકો આપવા માટે જમીનમાં ચલાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟಿಲ್ಟ್

ಮರದ ಅಥವಾ ಉಕ್ಕು ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಂಕ್ರೀಟ್‌ನ ಕಾಲಮ್ ಅನ್ನು ರಚನೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಬಲವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಲು ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲಿತಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്റ്റിൽറ്റ്

ഒരു ഘടനയ്ക്ക് പിന്തുണ നൽകുന്നതിന് നിലത്തേക്ക് ഓടിക്കുന്ന മരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉരുക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കോൺക്രീറ്റിൻ്റെ ഒരു നിര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਿਲਟ

ਲੱਕੜ ਜਾਂ ਸਟੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਕਰੀਟ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲਮ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਢਾਂਚੇ ਲਈ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چپکانا

لکڑی یا اسٹیل یا کنکریٹ کا ایک کالم جو کسی ڈھانچے کو مدد فراہم کرنے کے لئے زمین میں چلا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高跷

打入地下为结构提供支撑的木柱、钢柱或混凝土柱

🇯🇵Japanese

竹馬

構造物を支えるために地面に打ち込まれた木、鋼鉄、またはコンクリートの柱

🇰🇷Korean

죽마

구조물을 지지하기 위해 땅에 박혀 있는 나무, 강철, 콘크리트 기둥

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cà kheo

một cột gỗ, thép hoặc bê tông được đóng xuống đất để hỗ trợ cho một công trình

🇹🇭Thai

ไม้ค้ำถ่อ

เสาไม้หรือเหล็กหรือคอนกรีตที่ดันลงดินเพื่อรองรับโครงสร้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

jangkungan

kolom kayu atau baja atau beton yang didorong ke dalam tanah untuk memberikan dukungan bagi suatu struktur

🇲🇾Malay

panggung

tiang kayu atau keluli atau konkrit yang didorong ke dalam tanah untuk memberikan sokongan bagi struktur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طوالة

عمود من الخشب أو الفولاذ أو الخرسانة يتم دفعه إلى الأرض لتوفير الدعم للهيكل

🇮🇷Persian

چوب پا

ستونی از چوب یا فولاد یا بتن که برای پشتیبانی از یک سازه به داخل زمین رانده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

uzun bacak

bir yapıya destek sağlamak için zemine çakılan ahşap, çelik veya betondan oluşan bir sütun

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַב

עמוד של עץ או פלדה או בטון שנדחף לתוך האדמה כדי לספק תמיכה למבנה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'stilt'?

The primary meaning of 'stilt' is 'a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stilt' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'stilt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stilt' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stilt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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