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stilt

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Definition of stilt

as in stand

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Recent Examples of stilt Free There will be live entertainment, DJs, food trucks, drag queens, roaming entertainers (jugglers, stilt walkers), games, kids’ activities and more. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2026 The Jakarta Globe reported that the explosion occurred below a stilt house located near the shoreline on Biak town's Walter Mongonsidi Street. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026 The nearest human settlement to the frequent storms is Ologa, Venezuela, a remote stilt village located on the shores of Lake Maracaibo. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026 Choreographed dances, acrobatic tricks, a pitcher on stilts and other antics keep the entertainment flowing. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stilt

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There would then be someone on the timing stand or in the electronics booth whose only job is to monitor the driver’s data, the way an engineer monitors a car, making calls that serve both driver performance and safety.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Movingstyle Portable Smart Monitor This smart monitor can be moved around and comes perched on a stand with wheels for easy portability around the office!

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of stand

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Menon and the spare dish were then maneuvered to the Z-1 truss, where it was mounted and connected to the station's power and data systems.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
The Athletics' stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is beginning to resemble the final product, with the second steel truss arch added this week for what will eventually provide a similar look to Australia's famed Sydney Opera House.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Outside, addicts wander peg-legged in the pulverizing triple-digit late summer heat, past attorneys in cream sport coats and copper-red ties.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Anniversaries are ready pegs for journalists, sometimes reached for too automatically.

— Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

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