stanchion
3
8.8
- noun
- /ˈstænʃən/
- Specialized
:
poste
- The construction workers installed a series of sturdy stanchions to support the safety railing along the staircase.
- steel stanchion
- rope stanchions
- concrete stanchion
She leans up against the side of an elevated train stanchion, right?
- She leans up against the side of an elevated train stanchion, right?
- I put my right leg on the wall and I've grabbed with my right hand like the stanchion at the side of the gate.
Examples
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Oh, we ask that you stay behind the stanchions, please.
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During the event, we set up stanchions to guide the crowd line effectively.
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Go to the right of the stanchion.
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We see the light stanchions over that building.
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I gripped a stanchion and looked out rather than down.
Fiction book (1998) -
Bob comes sprinting into the large open receiving room, taking out one of the little rope stanchions that guide the visiting tourists through.
Fiction book (1993) -
The large hollow structure was lit only by a kerosene lantern that dangled from a nearby stanchion.
Fiction book (2002) -
A broad red cascade of carpet led up the stairway, with the crowds held back by ropes and stanchions on either side.
Fiction book (2001) -
Torches burned in brackets affixed to the stone of the walls and in free-standing stanchions at the front and back of the room.
Fiction book (1993) -
The carefully pleated fabric appears to wind around a post or stanchion, while neat rows of tassels coil down the column and spill onto the base.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
52
2.6
A tall upright support for a building or a standing stone used as a monument
23
6.5
A vertical post inside a wall that helps hold it up
22
3.6
A strong upright support in a building or bridge that holds weight
4
4.9
A tall post that supports a building above the ground or water
1
8.4
A short pillar that supports a railing on a staircase or balcony
A strong post that holds up a roof or wall, for example in a mine
How Sturdy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stanchion comes from an old root meaning 'to stand', the same idea you see in stand and station. So a stanchion is a post that 'stands' to hold up a rail, fence, or barrier.