stilt (
http://definr.com/stilt)
n 1: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into
the ground to provide support for a structure [syn:
pile,
spile,
piling]
2: 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"
3: long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of
Australia [syn:
Australian stilt]
4: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland
ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn:
stiltbird,
longlegs,
stilt plover,
Himantopus stilt]