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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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Bloom’s last stand Chaim Bloom’s final trade deadline as Red Sox chief baseball officer barely made a ripple.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
The trek will conclude September 1, the last show in Grande’s 10-concert stand at London’s O2 Arena.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of stand

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During the expo, Peachtree Road between Lenox Parkway and Lenox Road will be closed to traffic as the race’s iconic start truss is erected ahead of race day.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 29 June 2026
The laser systems sit about 10 feet above the ground on a truss, allowing people to walk beneath the installation and look straight up through the canopy of light.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Definition of truss

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The Nomis One features an inflatable door awning and weatherproof window panels in place of awnings, eliminating the extra time for strut installation.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
Last Sunday, a seaplane made a hard landing on the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan, snapping a wing strut.

— Janet Handal, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026

Definition of strut

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In the late 1990s, a multi‑year dollar climb made currency pegs and managed exchange rate regimes in Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand impossible to defend.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The long saddle, rear foot pegs and 350-pound payload capacity also make the Ranger suitable for riders who want to share parts of the journey.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 July 2026

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