stanchion

[stan-shuh n]

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noun

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

verb (used with object)

to furnish with stanchions.

to secure by or to a stanchion or stanchions.

Origin of stanchion

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 stāns), present participle of stāre to stand + -ia -y³) + -on noun suffix

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Related Words for stanchion

bolster, framework, support, stay, beam, upright, post, prop, brace

Examples from the Web for stanchion

Historical Examples of stanchion

To the glory of man we will stanchion, and raise and roof it anew.
Another Sheaf
John Galsworthy
It seemed to him he remained there precariously alone with the stanchion for a long, long time.
Typhoon
Joseph Conrad
She was not lashed either, except that her painter was fast to a stanchion.
Labrador Days
Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
“Looks as if he had run against a stanchion in the dark,” I observed.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
Jack London
She grasped a stanchion and clung there, staring at him with a wild, white face.
Benita, An African Romance
H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for stanchion

stanchion

noun

any vertical pole, rod, etc, used as a support

verb

(tr) to provide or support with a stanchion or stanchions

Word Origin for stanchion

C14: from Old French estanchon, from estance, from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) a standing, from Latin stāre to stand

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Word Origin and History for stanchion

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).