stilt
Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the groundEither of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
» This translation sounds a little stilted.
Значення
значень: 5Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
Stelze
сва́яsvája
Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
Stelzenläufer, Stelze
кули́кkulík, ходу́лочникxodúločnik, ходу́ляxodúlja
хі́дляxídlja, хі́дліxídli, ди́биdýby
A crutch.
The handle of a plough.
Sterz
о́бжаóbža, рукоя́тка плуга́rukojátka plugá
Приклади
речень: 18This translation sounds a little stilted.
Have you ever walked on stilts?
Can you walk on stilts?
ruТы умеешь ходить на ходулях?
Secretary birds are basically eagles on stilts.
She expresses herself in a rather stilted manner.
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 1
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Походження
From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-GermanicFrom Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.
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Форми
множина: stiltsСиноніми
синонімів: 9- long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons:stiltbirdlonglegslong-legsstilt ploverHimantopus stilt
- long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia:Australian stilt
- a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure:pilespilepiling