stanchion

as in pilaster
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure the stanchion of an arch

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Recent Examples of stanchion However, even with a payment method linked, there was an issue at the stanchion, as the scanner repeatedly prompted the addition of a payment method when trying to re-enter the seating area. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 Other items include a beautiful Art Deco chandelier from a Chicago-area theater, a brass stanchion set with velvet rope and an old-fashioned paper ticket machine. Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2024 The black luxury car struck the stanchion on its passenger side and appeared to crack and bend around the pillar as pieces of the car flew down the street. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024 The metal object that hit Otero's house was a stanchion from the NASA flight support equipment used to mount the batteries onto the cargo pallet. Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for stanchion 
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Noun
  • Though more stately in its setting of classical pilasters and marble floors, the lobby El Bar del Majestic is pretty hopping too with live piano music.
    John Oseid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Rising above the great staircase is a builder’s catalogue of pilasters, cornices, corners, lion’s heads, dentils, robed muses, medallions, scrolls, and arched niches.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Each of these pillars of the wellness program are incorporated into the guests’ stay at the Kneipp Hotel Hammerschmiede outside of Salzburg.
    Brett Braley, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
  • When constructed, the stone circle was aligned with the sun, and to this day, thousands of people gather to witness the moment the sun peeks perfectly through its pillars.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Marcus Rashford remains the big story at Old Trafford, a player who has probably generated more column inches than any other in England over the last decade.
    Darren Richman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This column originally ran in the Washington Free Beacon.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But the sight of eight white people in shorts and backpacks panicking at the pier didn’t need much translation.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Bridges with piers will all have pier caps to transfer the load from the superstructure.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024

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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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