stilt

nouns

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
"he was so tall I thought he was on stilts"
is a type of (narrower)
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons