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short column

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noun

  1. a column whose relative dimensions ensure that when it is overloaded it fails by crushing, rather than buckling

"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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The group, dressed in heavy military gear, silently affixes the pole to a short column along the edge of the roof before quickly walking away.

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2023

In this short column, she took us from feeling sadness and hopelessness to reflection and optimism.

From Washington Post Jun. 4, 2021

Their form is innovative, a thin short column down the middle of each page, playing off the traditions of a newspaper obituary.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2021

He had a short column in the paper.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2019

Margrave took a pad from his desk and added one hundred to a short column of figures.

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

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