[n] long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
[n] long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
[n] a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
[n] 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"