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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pil•lar /ˈpɪlɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Architecturean upright, tall, narrow shaft used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument.
- anything resembling this in shape:a pillar of smoke.
- a person important to or a supporter of a town, organization, etc.:a pillar of the community.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pil•lar (pil′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Architecturean upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument:Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
- a natural formation resembling such a construction:a pillar of rock; a pillar of smoke.
- any upright, supporting part;
post:the pillar of a table. - a person who is a chief supporter of a society, state, institution, etc.:a pillar of the community.
- Time[Horol.]any of several short parts for spacing and keeping in the proper relative positions two plates holding the bearings of a watch or clock movement.
- Miningan isolated mass of rock or ore in a mine, usually serving as a roof support in early operations and later removed, wholly or in part.
- Naval Terms[Naut.]mast1 (def. 2).
- from pillar to post:
- Idiomsaimlessly from place to place.
- Idiomsuneasily from one bad situation or predicament to another.
v.t. - to provide or support with pillars.
- Medieval Latin, as above
- Old French
- Medieval Latin pīlāre (see pile1, -ar2); replacing earlier piler
- Middle English pillare 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pilaster, pier. See column.
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