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

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.

From Los Angeles Times

He was visibly frustrated, hitting the padding on the basket stanchion.

From Los Angeles Times

The most noticeable cameras are embedded in circular screens atop chest-high stanchions, while the arena’s design cleverly hides others along the walls.

From Los Angeles Times

We’ve got rock formation under the channel near the stanchions to prevent a ship from getting anywhere close to it.

From Los Angeles Times

The debris was determined to be part of a stanchion used to mount batteries on a cargo pallet.

From BBC