freestanding

Or free-stand·ing

[free-stan-ding]

adjective

1. (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing standing alone.

2. not affiliated with others of its kind; independent; autonomous.

   a freestanding clinic, not connected with any hospital.

freestanding

/ ˌfriːˈstændɪŋ /

adjective

1. standing apart; not attached to or supported by another object

2. (in systemic grammar) denoting a clause that can stand alone as a sentence; denoting or being a main clause Compare bound 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of freestanding¹

First recorded in 1875–80; free + standing

Example Sentences

The damaged signal box, built in 1872, is Grade II-listed and is only a small number on the British network that is attached to a terraced house rather than freestanding.

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Eight machine gun vehicle mounts, seven freestanding machine gun tripods, medical equipment, 40 pairs of binoculars and 18 bayonets also went missing from the facility, police said.

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Most are freestanding, she added, “and don’t have other lines of income to keep us afloat.”

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In the exhibition, a cycle of elemental return and fundamental waste unfolds in slides projected from an automated tray onto an ordinary freestanding screen.

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They arranged the exhibition around a central gallery that features a plain rainbow of light arcing across a freestanding back wall.

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