pedestalnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈped.ə.stəl/us/ˈped.ə.stəl/a long, thin column that supports a statue, or a tall structure like a column on which something rests:
In the riot, the statues were toppled from their pedestals.
A flower arrangement in a large basket stood on a pedestal in the corner of the room.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Parts of buildings: arches, columns & beams
- arch
- architrave
- archway
- beam
- capital
- colonnade
- column
- corbel
- Corinthian
- Doric
- Ionic
- joist
- keystone
- pillar
- plinth
- portico
- truss
- vault
- vaulted
- vaulting
Idiom(s)
knock sb off their pedestal
put sb on a pedestal