单词 | stanchion |
释义 | stanchion (once / 9502 pages) n A stanchion is a post or rod used to support something. Stanchions hold things up. You can almost see the word stand in stanchion, and that should help you remember what it means. A stanchion stands straight up, and it supports a larger structure. In just about any building, you will see posts going from the floor to the ceiling: those are stanchions. Stanchions are part of many walls too. If you took the stanchions out, the building might fall down. Stanchions always go up and down; they're vertical and provide support. WORD FAMILYstanchion: stanchions USAGE EXAMPLESThe light stanchions at the one-third-mile track are ringed with cornstalk decorations. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) Wasn’t there a kid with a bat called Wonderboy who many years later hit a big home run into the light stanchion? Washington Post(Oct 19, 2016) A video he took on his phone showed traffic stanchions and garbage blowing around the street as though in a whirlpool. Los Angeles Times(Sep 17, 2016) n any vertical post or rod used as a support Hyper post an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position |
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