stanchion
noun
stan·chion
ˈstan-chən 
1
: an upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof or a ship's deck)
2
: a device that fits loosely around the neck of an animal (such as a cow) and limits forward and backward motion (as in a stall)
Examples of stanchion in a Sentence
the stanchion of an arch
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His blue bandanna making the sharp planes of his face stand out even more than usual, Magenta perches on a stool, lifting the velvet rope from its gold-metal stanchion, putting it back again.
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Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration strengthened safety standards for areas surrounding runways after an American Airlines plane landing in Arkansas in 1999 ran into a stanchion just off the runway that tore through the plane, killing 11 people.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Dončić, now a Los Angeles Laker, flowed and feinted around Gobert, faking a shot and then, off balance, finally lobbing the ball over Gobert, who just stood there like a stanchion.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Image That was the case at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, when American Airlines Flight 1420 smashed into stanchions holding lights that directed planes just off the runway.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025
In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration strengthened safety standards for areas surrounding runways after an American Airlines plane landing in Arkansas in 1999 ran into a stanchion just off the runway that tore through the plane, killing 11 people.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Dončić, now a Los Angeles Laker, flowed and feinted around Gobert, faking a shot and then, off balance, finally lobbing the ball over Gobert, who just stood there like a stanchion.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
Image That was the case at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas in 1999, when American Airlines Flight 1420 smashed into stanchions holding lights that directed planes just off the runway.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for stanchion
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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stanchion. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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stanchion
noun
stan·chion
ˈstan-chən
1
: an upright bar, post, or support
2
: a device that fits loosely around an animal's neck and limits forward and backward motion (as in a stall)
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