stanchion

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 Travelers breezed through largely empty rows of stanchions at the TSA checkpoint, where wait times were listed as less than 10 minutes. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025 Hamas says at least 27 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces over the last week; Israeli officials said troops fired to prevent incursions across the yellow line, which is now being marked with colored stanchions as a clearer warning. Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025 Some rope and stanchion kept them from knock, knocking on the wood. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025 In the middle of 25th St, a man opens a red stanchion and ushers us toward a guard who stamps invisible ink on our wrists. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stanchion
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Noun
  • In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.
    Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
  • With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Like O’Leary, elder care industry leaders nationwide are bracing for the loss of a key pillar of their workforce.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The highlight of these sneakers is definitely the striking Shox pillars on the sole.
    Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Twelve weeks into the 2025-26 season, the UConn women’s basketball team is the only squad in the country that still has a zero in the loss column.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The columns, which helped travelers find their place in line during boarding, will be replaced by digital screen displays at gates where screens are already installed starting Tuesday, Southwest said.
    Jordan Parker Aviation, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • After a portion of the Keansburg Fishing Pier crashed into the Raritan Bay, there's now concern at other marinas and piers that are being hit by chunks of ice.
    Christine Sloan, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Snook are concentrated in warmer, inshore waters at this time of year, although all local piers have some snook lurking.
    Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Stanchion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stanchion. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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