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stilt
1. обыкн. pl. ходули (to walk) on stilts —- (ходить) на ходулях 2. стр. стойка, свая 3. с-х. стойка (плуга) 4. зоол. ходулочник, зуек долгоногий (Himantopus himantopus) Id: on stilt —- напыщенный, высокопарный 5. стр. ставить на стойки
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1.
noun 1) usu. pl. ходули; on stilts - на ходулях; fig. высокопарный 2) ходулочник (птица) ...Англо-русский словарь
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орнит. 1) ходулочник (Himantopus) 2) полосатый ходулочник (Cladorhynchus) – banded stilt – black stilt – black-necked stilt – black-winged stilt ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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n. 1 either of a pair of poles with supports for the feet enabling the user to walk at a distance above the ground. 2 each of a set of piles or posts supporting a building etc. 3 a any wading bird of the genus Himantopus with long legs. b (in comb.) denoting a long-legged kind of bird (stilt-petrel). 4 a three-legged support for ceramic ware in a kiln. Phrases and idioms on stilts 1 supported by stilts. 2 bombastic, stilted. Derivatives stiltless adj. Etymology: ME & LG stilte f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e; akin to Old High German stelza ~ Date: 15th century 1. a. one of two poles each with a rest or strap for the foot used to elevate the wearer above the ground in walking b. a pile or post serving as one of the supports of a structure above ground or water level 2. plural also ~ any of several very long-legged 3-toed shorebirds (genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus) that are related to the avocets, frequent inland ponds and marshes, and nest in small colonies II. transitive verb Date: 1649 to raise on or as if on ~s ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(stilts) 1. Stilts are long upright pieces of wood or metal on which some buildings are built, especially where the ground is wet or very soft. They inhabit reed huts built on stilts above the water. N-COUNT: usu pl, oft on N 2. Stilts are two long pieces of wood with pieces for the feet fixed high up on the sides so that people can stand on them and walk high above the ground. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n C usually plural 1 one of two poles on which you can stand and walk high above the ground (A clown crossed the ring on stilts.) 2 one of a set of poles that support a building so it is raised above ground or water level ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 13c., cognate with M.L.G. and M.Du. stelte "stilt," O.H.G. stelza "plow handle, crutch," from P.Gmc. *steltijon. Stilted "pompous, stuffy" is first recorded 1820. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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