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stanchion

[ stan-shuh n ]
/ ˈstæn ʃən /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. stamper,
  2. stamping ground,
  3. stan,
  4. stance,
  5. stanch,
  6. stanchless,
  7. stanchlessly,
  8. stand,
  9. stand a chance,
  10. stand at ease

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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British Dictionary definitions for stanchion

stanchion

/ (ˈstɑːnʃən) /

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

stanchion

n.

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).

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