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stilt

[stilt] / stɪlt /
















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"Unless we put our house on stilts, I'd be terrified every time it rained."

From BBC

As a dreamy soundtrack plays in the background, she arrives at “Spa Sybarite,” where futuristic stone treatment pods hover on stilts above a desert landscape.

From New York Times

The hills are strewn with houses on makeshift foundations, perched on haphazard stilts and shipping containers.

From Los Angeles Times

Suited up in black spandex and gloves with bits of fur, Henry wore arm extenders and stilts, depending on whether Cokey was on four legs or two, that enabled him to move like a quadruped.

From New York Times

Thousands watched the spectacle as camels, horses, ox carts, drummers and turbaned men carrying canopies walked the streets, with dancers and performers on stilts providing entertainment.

From BBC