stilt
noun [ C usually plural ] uk/stɪlts/ us/stɪlts/
（支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的）柱子，支材
one of a set of long pieces of wood or metal used to support a building so that it is above the ground or above water
The houses are built on stilts to protect them from the annual floods. 房子建在柱桩上，以免遭受一年一度洪水的侵袭。
高跷
one of two long pieces of wood with supports for the feet that allow you to stand and walk high above the ground
to walk on stilts 踩高跷