stilt

noun

1.
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
pile piling spile
2.
one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
3.
long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
Australian stilt
4.
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
Himantopus stilt long-legs longlegs stiltbird stilt plover