Synonyms for column


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kol-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒl əm

Top 10 synonyms for column Other synonyms for the word column

Définition of column

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "vertical division of a page," also "a pillar, post," from Old French colombe (12c., Modern French colonne "column, pillar"), from Latin columna "pillar," collateral form of columen "top, summit," from PIE root *kel- "to project" (see hill). Sense of "matter written for a newspaper" dates from 1785.
  • noun line, procession
  • noun pillar
Example sentences :
  • No Lancers were seen with the column, certainly none with pennons.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • Vesuvius, with its column of smoke, was in plain view from the seats.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • Dick was at the head of the column with Colonel Winchester and the sergeant.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Then he leisurely turned to the column indicated by his companion.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Yes, sure enough, the whole command was facing into column the other way!
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • He could see one edge of the column, and it was a neat, orderly edge.
  • Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown
  • They laughed so at the jokes about her belly that the column itself vibrated.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • He tried to distinguish the end of the column, which was still hidden by the darkness.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • The trumpets sounded, the column broke into a trot and was away.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • It was the column of insurgents entering the Rue de la Banne.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
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