Stanchion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An upright pole, post, or support.
  • n. A framework consisting of two or more vertical bars, used to secure cattle in a stall or at a feed trough.
  • v. To equip with stanchions.
  • v. To confine (cattle) by means of stanchions.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A vertical pole, post, or support.
  • n. A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.
  • v. To erect stanchions, or equip something with stanchions.
  • v. To confine by means of stanchions, typically used for cattle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay.
  • n. Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc.
  • n. A vertical bar for confining cattle in a stall.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A post, pillar, or beam used for a support, as a piece of timber supporting one of the main parts of a roof; a prop.
  • n. One of the upright bars in a stall for cattle.
  • n. In ship-building, an upright post or beam of different forms, used to support the deck, the rails, the nettings, awnings, etc.
  • n. plural In milit. engin., one of the upright side-pieces of a gallery-frame.
  • To fasten to or by a stanchion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any vertical post or rod used as a support
    • Verb Form
    stanchioned    stanchioning    stanchions   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    post   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pillar   
    Same Context
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    ramjet    sconce    handrail    holdfast    banister   
     
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