사람이 땅 위에서 높이 걸을 수 있도록 발 받침대가 달린 한 쌍의 긴 막대기.
Either of a pair of long poles with footrests that allow a person to walk high above the ground.
예문:
"The circus performer balanced effortlessly on a pair of wooden stilts."
"Children in the village used to make their own stilts from sturdy branches."
건물이나 구조물을 지면이나 수면 위로 지탱하기 위해 사용하는 기둥이나 지주.
One of several posts or pillars used to support a building or structure above the ground or water.
예문:
"The beach house was built on stilts to protect it from rising tides."
"Engineers inspected the concrete stilts supporting the elevated highway."
가늘고 긴 부리와 전형적인 흑백 깃털을 가진 다리가 긴 도요목의 새.
A long-legged wading bird with a thin bill and typically black and white feathers.
예문:
"A black-winged stilt was spotted wading through the shallow marsh."
"The stilt's incredibly long legs allow it to forage in deeper water than other shorebirds."
가마에서 구울 때 도자기 조각들이 서로 붙지 않게 하거나 바닥에서 띄우기 위해 사용하는 작은 받침대.
A small, pointed support used to hold ceramic pieces apart or off the floor of a kiln during firing.
예문:
"Place a stilt under the glazed bowl to prevent it from sticking to the kiln shelf."
"The potter carefully removed the tiny marks left by the stilt on the bottom of the vase."
언어나 행동에서 나타나는 뻣뻣하고 부자연스럽거나 지나치게 격식을 차린 양식.
A stiff, unnatural, or overly formal style of language or behavior.
예문:
"His political speech was criticized as mere nonsense on stilts."
"The novel's dialogue suffered from a certain stilt that made the characters feel unreal."
구조물을 지주나 기둥 위에 높이 세우거나 받치다.
To raise or support a structure on stilts or pillars.
예문:
"They decided to stilt the cabin to provide a better view of the valley."
"The local building code requires new coastal homes to be stilted above the flood line."