Look up: stanchion

1. Stanchion
   In architecture a stanchion is a prop or support, usually a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay. The term was also applied to an upright iron bar between the mullions of a window, screen, etc. They were usually square bars, and were frequently ornamented at the...
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2. stanchion
   [n] - any vertical post or rod used as a support
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3. Stanchion
   A vertical supporting beam usually made from steel.
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4. Stanchion
   A vertical supporting beam usually made from steel. Stretcher. Brick or block laid lengthways in a wall.
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5. Stanchion
   See column.
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6. stanchion
   a pillar for the support of a ship`s superstructure Category: Mechanical engineering • upright bar,post or support Category: Transport
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7. Stanchion
   Stan'chion noun [ Old French estanson , estançon , French étançon , from Old French estance a stay, a prop, from Latin stans , stantis , standing, present participle of stare to stand. See Stand<...
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8. stanchion
   noun any vertical post or rod used as a support
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9. Stanchion
   • (n.) Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc. • (n.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay. • (n.) A vertical bar for confining cattle in a stall.
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10. Stanchion
    a device with two rails that was closed around a cows neck after she entered a stall and to keep her restrained in the stall.
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11. Stanchion
    A stanchion is an upright bar or post, often providing support for some other object. Stanchions are used for many different purposes including crowd control & waiting lines. Many different places use stanchions including banks, restaurants, trade shows and many different other events. == See also == ...
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12. stanchion
    A post along the edge of the deck used to support the life lines.
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13. Stanchion
    vertical post near a deck's edge that supports life-lines. A timber fitted in between the frame heads on a wooden hull or a bracket on a steel vessel, approx one meter high, to support the bulwark plank or plating and the rail.
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14. Stanchion
    vertical post near a deck's edge that supports life-lines. A timber fitted in between the frame heads on a wooden hull or a bracket on a steel vessel, approx one meter high, to support the bulwark plank or plating and the rail.
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15. Stanchion
    part of the framework of the goal which holds the upper rear part of the net in the air and away from the crossbar.[248]
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