pillarnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɪl.ər/us/ˈpɪl.ɚ/a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building:
A row of reinforced concrete pillars supports the bridge.
figurative a pillar of smoke/flame
pillar of sth
a very important member or part of a group, organization, system, etc.:
Mrs Maple is a pillar of the local church.
Equality is one of the pillars of socialism.
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Parts of buildings: arches, columns & beams
- arch
- architrave
- archway
- beam
- capital
- colonnade
- column
- corbel
- Corinthian
- Doric
- Ionic
- joist
- keystone
- pedestal
- plinth
- portico
- truss
- vault
- vaulted
- vaulting
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Physical supports and supporting
People in charge of or controlling other people
Idiom(s)
from pillar to post