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corner post

corner post

1 4.6
A vertical post at the corner of a building that supports the walls
  • noun
translation icon : poste de esquina
  • In quick succession, he threw a quick knee to Gallant's face, put a hammer lock around his head, lifted him from the mat, and rammed him head-first against the corner post.
  • bolt the corner post
  • set the corner posts

Examples

  • The old corner post was rotting, so we had to replace it with a stronger one.

  • The main structure of a smock mill is her 'cant' or corner posts, which extend to the full height and converge.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Walking through the grass to the edge of the porch, she leaned against the corner post and watched him return to his home.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • THE ROOF HERE SITS SQUARE ON THE FOUR CORNER POSTS...

    Amigo (2011)

  • Alyssa and Sam nail and bolt the corner posts to the rim joist as Robin and George work on the stick-framed door deck.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The builder installed a new corner post to provide better support for the roof.

  • To ensure stability, each corner post of the deck was anchored deep into the ground.

Synonyms

stud
vscorner post
  • Specialized
23 6.5

A vertical post inside a wall that helps hold it up

is a single vertical support placed at a wall angle to hold the junction

Surface Forms

corner post singular
corner posts plural

Morphology

corner + post

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'corner' (the angle where two walls meet) + 'post' (an upright support), describing a support located at a corner. This straightforward noun+noun compound follows common cross-linguistic building patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Corner post comes from the picture of a strong post standing at the building's corner, where two walls meet and are held up. So, the term means 'a support at the corner that holds the walls'.