they are for keeping it up
The meaning of stilts is poles that are used mostly by clowns to walk above the ground. The poles support the feet of the user to walk properly above the ground.
The poles do no thave fasteners
In the capital city, Port Moresby, there are not many tents outside. In the coarse tropical bush of PNG, it is hard to pitch a tent! Most people live in flat houses and houses that are on high poles above the ground.
cold and sinking
Plural form of noun 'pole'. Poles were taken off the ground.'s form of verb to pole. He poles his vote in elections.
This depends of course on your countries regulations. As long as it is well above easy accessibility (e.g. between power poles) or unlikely to be damaged, then that is practical. Some countries allow 'tough plastic sheathed' cables to be exposed inside a room if above reach.
no - totem poles are mainly seen in present day Alaska and British Columbia.
I think you are referring to the practice of burying cables underground, rather than stringing the wires on poles above the ground. The reason some people (and some countries) prefer to place the cables underground is that when there is a bad storm, like a hurricane, people won't lose power because the cable won't be blown down by the wind. Burying cable underground is expensive, however, and as a result, many cities continue to have telephone wires and cable above ground, attached to poles.
The earth is slightly flattened at the poles. This has the effect of lowering the surface and raising the weight of air above.
They are Perpendicular - means "at right angles to"
Used to move goods over long distance when you had no wheels. The arrangement of wooden poles attached to the horse in the photo above is a travois. It drags on the ground, but is less work than carrying the load.
Used to move goods over long distance when you had no wheels. The arrangement of wooden poles attached to the horse in the photo above is a travois. It drags on the ground, but is less work than carrying the load.