Synonyms for stanchion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : stan-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstæn ʃən


Définition of stanchion

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French estanchon "prop, brace, support" (French étançon), probably from estant "upright," from present participle of ester "be upright, stand," from Latin stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
  • noun pole
Example sentences :
  • To the glory of man we will stanchion, and raise and roof it anew.
  • Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
  • It seemed to him he remained there precariously alone with the stanchion for a long, long time.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
  • She was not lashed either, except that her painter was fast to a stanchion.
  • Extract from : « Labrador Days » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • “Looks as if he had run against a stanchion in the dark,” I observed.
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
  • She grasped a stanchion and clung there, staring at him with a wild, white face.
  • Extract from : « Benita, An African Romance » by H. Rider Haggard
  • For a moment he paused as though to think, holding to a stanchion.
  • Extract from : « Benita, An African Romance » by H. Rider Haggard
  • There was not a thing she could use—not a stanchion to the window, not a rod to the bed.
  • Extract from : « Werwolves » by Elliott O'Donnell
  • On the third deck down, the Wildcat tied Lily to a stanchion.
  • Extract from : « Lady Luck » by Hugh Wiley
  • Dick kept to his resolution of clinging tightly to a stanchion.
  • Extract from : « The Rival Crusoes » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Do you think the stanchion will hold the weight of the heavy guns?
  • Extract from : « Under the Rebel's Reign » by Charles Neufeld

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