stilt

/stɪlt/ noun [C]

Definition

WALKING › one of two long poles that you can stand on and use to walk above the ground: [usually plural] a clown on stilts

BUILDING › one of several poles that support a building above the ground: [usually plural] a house on stilts

(Definition of stilt noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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