stanchion
noun
Examples of stanchion in a Sentence
Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2024
The Anatomy of a Fall best actress nominee wasn’t in the zone long because Wicked star Cynthia Erivo grabbed her hand and pulled her close to a stanchion.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
Standing at the back of the concessions line, which even at 3:30 a.m. continued to snake beyond the stanchions, Bakalli smiled.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
Visitors are admitted in groups that snake around stanchions flanked with huge images of astronauts and their personal stories.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024
Look at the design of the shelters at the stations, with their bold stanchions, curved roofs surmounted by heavy finials.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Trees swayed, flags pulled against their fastenings and metal traffic signs twisted from side to side on their stanchions, as the west wind swept without limits or restraints down the streets and avenues of the city.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
Several dozen students risked arrest by crossing the stanchions separating them from the regents, shutting down the meeting.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
But there are frequent bottlenecks; near the shoreline and around the stanchions, the walkway can be as narrow as five feet.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Middle English stanchon, from Anglo-French *stanchun, stançun, alteration of Old French estançon, diminutive of estance stay, prop
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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