stilt house

noun

A house raised on stilts or piles over the surface of the soil or a body of water.

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Meanings

nounstilt house (plural stilt houses)

plural stilt houses

  1. A house raised on stilts or piles over the surface of the soil or a body of water.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 高腳屋 /高脚屋
  • 高腳屋 /高脚屋 (gāojiǎowū)house raised on stilts
Finnish pylväille rakennettu talo
  • pylväille rakennettu talohouse raised on stilts
Italian palafitta
  • palafittahouse raised on stilts
Portuguese palafita
  • palafitahouse raised on stilts
Spanish palafito
  • palafitohouse raised on stilts
Cite this entry
APA

stilt house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilt%20house

MLA

“stilt house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilt%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stilt house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilt%20house.

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