stilt

noun

1. 1

   long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

2. 2

   long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia

3. 3

   a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

4. 4

   one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground

   he was so tall I thought he was on stilts