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

/ ˈstɑːnʃən /

noun

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

verb

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

Word 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 stāns ), present participle of stāre to stand + -ia -y ³ ) + -on noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of stanchion¹

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

Example Sentences

That means the end of those stainless-steel stanchions with numbers etched into them at the gate, where passengers today line up based on boarding position assigned at check-in and then pick any open seat.

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Teammate Aliyah Boston tried to console Clark as she walked to the basket stanchion and tapped her forehead against it before sitting down and covering her head with a towel.

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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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