stanchion

noun

ˈstan-chən How to pronounce stanchion (audio)
Definition of stanchionnext
as in pilaster
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure the stanchion of an arch

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Recent Examples of stanchion In the clip, he can be seen screaming in an airport terminal and shoving a stanchion. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 The basket stood 15 feet away, but even further behind the stanchion stood a large group of hostile LA Clippers fans known as The Wall. — Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026 The bulk of the queue is in one room, completely back-and-forth, stanchion-style, with only static photos of arctic animals to distract. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026 Not satisfied with knocking them down, the man then grabbed a nearby metal stanchion — one of the poles used to guide passengers in queue lines — and used it to smash the machines repeatedly. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stanchion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stanchion
  1. pilaster
  2. pillar
  3. column
  4. pier
Noun
  • The small saints on side pilasters were sold off on the antiques market.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
Definition of pilaster
Noun
  • Webb later revisited the region in infrared, seeing through more of the dust and revealing stars hidden inside and behind the pillars.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Washington and Beijing also appear to be making no progress towards building a pillar of their trade truce, a bilateral board of investment, the head of a top US business group told the South China Morning Post.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pillar
Noun
  • Here's a column from a writer who worked for years in the supermarket industry after earning a degree in nutrition.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This is part of a series of columns about young people and the economy.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of column
Noun
  • Today, the town’s Victorian grandeur is rotting and crumbling away, its cast-iron piers corroded by sea salt.
    — George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The original location on the bay includes seating at picnic tables on the pier overlooking Crab Island.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pier

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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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