Synonyms of stanchions

stanchions

noun

plural of stanchion

as in pilasters

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure

the stanchion of an arch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pilasters
• pillars
• columns
• piers
• posts
• pedestals
• pilings
• caryatids
• buttresses
• obelisks
• needles
• piles
• flying buttresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stanchions

There are stanchions blocking the view. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 21 May 2026

For example, the deck stanchions had to be reinforced to withstand the moments from a 24 m-tall cylinder in heavy wind. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026

The owner of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen brought stanchions from his rum bar to the street to keep protesters separated from officers, working as a volunteer to ensure the demonstration remains peaceful. — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026

That report will give everyone a sense as to why that plane left Statesville on a Thursday morning, then immediately turned around and tried to return to the same airport before striking trees and light stanchions, crashing and bursting into flame only 10 minutes after takeoff. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2026

Gate areas will feature digital screens and streamlined lanes, eliminating numbered stanchions (silver columns). — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

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