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

The faux grassy area currently is filled with stanchions set up for the park’s Halloween Horror Nights event. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

The stone has permanent steel receptacles for stanchions used in rope lines. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

What impressed me was that without stanchions to direct the crowd, fans wove back and forth across the field, creating an orderly line without shoving or cutting. — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026

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