column

column

noun

Definition of COLUMN

1

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another <a column of ants stretched between the fallen hot dog and the ant hill>

Synonyms column, cue, file, queue, range, string, train

Related Words echelon, rank, row, tier; chain, progression, sequence, succession; array

2

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure <engraved columns supported the arch on either side>

Synonyms column, pier, pilaster, post, stanchion

Related Words caryatid, pedestal; buttress, flying buttress; needle, obelisk; pile, piling