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 The most noticeable cameras are embedded in circular screens atop chest-high stanchions, while the arena’s design cleverly hides others along the walls. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for stanchion 
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Noun
  • Designed to evoke the Pantheon, the rotunda’s curved sandstone walls are divided by fluted Doric pilasters with wreaths of olive branches carved in the frieze above.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Taken together, the laws are designed to reshape key pillars of the US economy over the next decade.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The overall stability hides movement both up and down across individual pillars and metrics, as the tectonics of world order shifts.
    World Economic Forum, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Here’s a column by Maureen Dowd on Trump’s Inaugural Address.
    German Lopez, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • On the north side of the inlet, the jetty pier stretches 1,000 feet into the ocean, luring those with fishing poles in tow to cast a line for snook, redfish, black drum, king mackerel, and more.
    Terry Ward, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The second victim’s body washed up about 15 blocks north of the pier April 11, prosecutors said.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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