How do you use Stilt in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like shorebird or longlegs, plus the exact meaning.
Stilt meaning
- Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
- Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
Synonyms of Stilt
Stilt vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Stilt
- The main meaning on this page is: Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers. | A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water. | Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
- Useful related words include: shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird, stilt plover.
- Possible Dutch translations are: stelt.
- In the example corpus, stilt often appears in combinations such as: stilt walkers, stilt houses, the stilt.
Context around Stilt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stilt
- In this selection, "stilt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bands, japanese, azevedo, walkers, walking and parking stand out and add context to how "stilt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a makeshift stilt house pound and also a stilt walker live. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stilt" sits close to words such as abadi, acidification and acker, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stilt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A procession will follow from Highgate to Market Square featuring bands, stilt walkers, and entertainers. (15 words)
In addition, there is also great potential for further development and improvement of the Azevedo Stilt. (16 words)
There was also a stilt-walker, live band, caricature artist and DJ to keep people amused. (16 words)
Even seeds of invasive plants that deer don’t eat, such as Japanese stilt grass, can spread if they are picked up on the animals’ hooves and dropped in other areas as deer move through the forest. (37 words)
For youngsters there's also an interactive story tent, a children’s craft tent, theatrical shows, character appearances with photo opportunities, a magical bubble fairy, balloon modelling, stilt walkers, circus skills, face painting and glitter. (35 words)
The Rocks was transformed into a St Patrick's Day-palooza with Irish language classes, Irish dancing, stilt-walking, face-painting, festival bars, live music and food stalls. (28 words)
Are buildings with stilt parking (without a wall joining the stilts) at greater risk of collapsing due to earthquake? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
A procession will follow from Highgate to Market Square featuring bands, stilt walkers, and entertainers.
Even seeds of invasive plants that deer don’t eat, such as Japanese stilt grass, can spread if they are picked up on the animals’ hooves and dropped in other areas as deer move through the forest.
In addition, there is also great potential for further development and improvement of the Azevedo Stilt.
Make sure to watch out for creepy stilt walkers, flaming fire poi and the segway vampire, before the fireworks get underway at 8.30pm.
On how the fire spread to all floors, the DFS official said, “The stilt parking from where the fire started should ideally be open from both sides.
There was also a stilt-walker, live band, caricature artist and DJ to keep people amused.
This was in 1924 and Bob had recently returned from a stilt-walking tour of America.
Elves will also be in attendance as well as dancing snowflakes, stilt walkers and much more.
For youngsters there's also an interactive story tent, a children’s craft tent, theatrical shows, character appearances with photo opportunities, a magical bubble fairy, balloon modelling, stilt walkers, circus skills, face painting and glitter.
The Rocks was transformed into a St Patrick's Day-palooza with Irish language classes, Irish dancing, stilt-walking, face-painting, festival bars, live music and food stalls.
Stilt-walkers and burlesque performers extraordinaire, House of Cirque hosts circus arts classes throughout the Valley.
The natives of the village live in wooden stilt houses which are connected by small bamboo bridges.
Are buildings with stilt parking (without a wall joining the stilts) at greater risk of collapsing due to earthquake?
As with most invasive plants, Japanese stiltgrass gets a foothold, or stilt-hold, in disturbed areas, such as along trails or roadsides.
Category 5-strength wind and waves wallop a makeshift stilt house, pound at its foundation, as a suite of sensors collect data on the structure’s stability.
Children are able to dress up as their best elf, while there will also be stilt walking nut crackers and festive flower girls.
Moreover, an assortment of jugglers, stilt dancers and acrobats will be onsite to provide roving amusement.
Most now have young chicks, while the pied stilt and black-fronted tern are only just starting to lay eggs.
Over the years, the communities started sand filling the area around the lagoon and today, you will see brick buildings surrounding some of the stilt structures.
Singermorning will include countless inflatables, huge puppets, fancy dress all-round and hundreds of performers, bouncing balls and stilt walkers.
Common combinations with stilt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: