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колонна — meaning in English

kolonna

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English meaning

  • column noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
  • file noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  • newel noun Either of two kinds of supporting post in a staircase.
  • pillar noun A tall vertical post, usually supporting part of a building.
  • rank noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  • stanchion noun A vertical pole, post, or support.
  • upright adj Standing straight up, vertical.

Senses

колонна is used for these senses in English:

  • column (architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
  • column A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text.
  • file A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
  • file out To exit in one or more single file lines.
  • rank A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
  • stanchion A vertical pole, post, or support.
  • upright A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.

column — full definition

  1. noun An upright supporting structure, often cylindrical, that holds up part of a building.
  2. noun A vertical section of a table, spreadsheet, or page of text.
  3. noun A regular feature or opinion piece written by a particular writer in a newspaper or magazine.
  4. noun A long line of people, vehicles, or troops moving one behind another.

file — full definition

  1. noun A collection of related documents or data stored together, whether on paper or on a computer.
  2. verb To submit official paperwork or a formal request to an office or authority.
  3. noun A line of people or things arranged one behind another.
  4. noun A metal tool with a rough, ridged surface used to smooth or shape hard materials.
  5. verb To smooth, shape, or wear down something using a file.

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