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stanchion

[ stan-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.


verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with stanchions.
  2. to secure by or to a stanchion or stanchions.

stanchion

/ ˈɑːʃə /

noun

  1. any vertical pole, rod, etc, used as a support
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to provide or support with a stanchion or stanchions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stanchion1

1375–1425; late Middle English stanchon < Old French estanchon, equivalent to estanche (variant of estance, probably < Vulgar Latin *stantia, equivalent to Latin stant- (stem of Բ ), present participle of to stand + -ia -y 3 ) + -on noun suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stanchion1

C14: from Old French estanchon , from estance , from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) a standing, from Latin to stand
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Encampments continue to encroach on his neighborhood, he said, and someone recently broke into his apartment building by throwing a stanchion pole through a window.

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He was visibly frustrated, hitting the padding on the basket stanchion.

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The most noticeable cameras are embedded in circular screens atop chest-high stanchions, while the arena’s design cleverly hides others along the walls.

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We’ve got rock formation under the channel near the stanchions to prevent a ship from getting anywhere close to it.

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The debris was determined to be part of a stanchion used to mount batteries on a cargo pallet.

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