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)
stanchioned
ˈstan-chənd
adjective 
Synonyms
- column
- pier
- pilaster
- pillar
- post
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Example Sentences
the stanchion of an arch
Recent Examples on the Web The figures are covered with a dry concrete spray, wear necklace-like adornments consisting of thousands of clay beads and include a steel-post stanchion rooted in the ground with cement. 
Chadd Scott, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 The game saw players on both teams flying into the stanchion and crashing to the court. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 Last summer in the Olympics, Gobert routinely shoved and sealed defenders of all sizes — including Bam Adebayo and Draymond Green — practically into the stanchion, securing bucket after bucket. The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022 He was slumped against the basket stanchion while athletic trainer Tim Walsh attempted to revive him using CPR and a defibrillator. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2022 Imagine looking at a player coming down the lane for a slam dunk and not having the stanchion under the basket blocking your sight. Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2022 Dosunmu suffered two blows to his head in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Sixers, crashing into the basket stanchion after a dunk in the first half and running into teammate Matt Thomas in the second. Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 12 Feb. 2022 On the heels of such an intense game and emotional last few days, Whaley let loose on his final score by punching and head-butting the stanchion. Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 26 Nov. 2021 In one of the large-scale photographs, in the Hotel Ephrussi, a stanchion holding a dispenser for hand sanitizer stands guard at the foot of a grand marble staircase. New York Times, 17 Oct. 2021 See More
Chadd Scott, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 The game saw players on both teams flying into the stanchion and crashing to the court. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 Last summer in the Olympics, Gobert routinely shoved and sealed defenders of all sizes — including Bam Adebayo and Draymond Green — practically into the stanchion, securing bucket after bucket. The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022 He was slumped against the basket stanchion while athletic trainer Tim Walsh attempted to revive him using CPR and a defibrillator. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2022 Imagine looking at a player coming down the lane for a slam dunk and not having the stanchion under the basket blocking your sight. Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2022 Dosunmu suffered two blows to his head in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Sixers, crashing into the basket stanchion after a dunk in the first half and running into teammate Matt Thomas in the second. Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 12 Feb. 2022 On the heels of such an intense game and emotional last few days, Whaley let loose on his final score by punching and head-butting the stanchion. Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 26 Nov. 2021 In one of the large-scale photographs, in the Hotel Ephrussi, a stanchion holding a dispenser for hand sanitizer stands guard at the foot of a grand marble staircase. New York Times, 17 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English stanchon, from Anglo-French *stanchun, stançun, alteration of Old French estançon, diminutive of estance stay, prop
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
stanchion
noun
as in pilaster
an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure the stanchion of an arch Synonyms & Similar Words
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