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stilts
Sign in to savethumb|Children of the Banna people in Ethiopia on stilts thumb|upright|Plasterer's (drywall) stilts thumb|upright|A French postman on stilts, early 20th century thumb|upright|Stilts from China in late Qing dynasty Stilts are poles, posts or pillars that allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground.
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thumb|Children of the Banna people in Ethiopia on stilts thumb|upright|Plasterer's (drywall) stilts thumb|upright|A French postman on stilts, early 20th century thumb|upright|Stilts from China in late Qing dynasty Stilts are poles, posts or pillars that allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground.
Stilts for walking have platforms for the feet and may be strapped to the user's legs. Stilts have been used for many hundreds of years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “stilts” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.