noun
stanchion
Stanchion (noun) means an upright post used to hold something up.
noun
1
An upright post used to hold something up.
"You cross under the rusting stanchions of the old elevated highway and walk out to the pier."
— Jay McInerney, Bright Lights (1984)
"Hiro climbs on his bike, eases it through the neighbourhood and onto the Street, and then gosses it up to a few hundred miles an hour, slaloming between the stanchions of the monorail, praticing."
— Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash (1992)
"He staggers against a stanchion, trips over a rope, and tumbles into the space between the quay and the steel plates of the freighter."
— J. M. Coetzee (2013)
2
A frame made of upright posts, used to hold cattle in place.
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Etymology
Comes from Old French estanson, estanchon (Modern French étançon), which developed from estance (“a stay, a prop”), itself from Latin stāns (“standing”), the present participle of stō.
Rhymes for stanchion
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
perfusion
selection
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of stanchion?
"stanchion" (noun) means an upright post used to hold something up.
What are the different meanings of stanchion?
"stanchion" has 2 main meanings: 1. An upright post used to hold something up; 2. A frame made of upright posts, used to hold cattle in place.
