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How to pronounce stanchion in English?

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Type of post

Examples of stanchion

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The bus flipped on its side, and its roof was sheared off by a sign stanchion.
From the thenewstribune.com
Then, backing up to leave the gas station, he bumped, but did not damage, a stanchion.
From the thenewstribune.com
Wall needed extra time to get up after crashing into the basket stanchion.
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We damaged one of our jibs when we broke a stanchion base but we are hoping to fix it.
From the themercury.com.au
A fourth stanchion is being added near the new Student Success center.
From the post-gazette.com
It was eventually ruled to have hit the support stanchion behind the crossbar and was good.
From the statesman.com
It was eventually ruled to have hit the support stanchion behind the goal post and was good.
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The deciding play featured a fortuitous carom of the puck off a stanchion behind the UML net.
From the bostonherald.com
Without offense, Boozer might as well be a basketball stanchion.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • Any vertical post or rod used as a support
  • A stanchion is an upright bar or post, often providing support for some other object. Some specific uses: * An architectural term applied to the upright iron bars in windows that pass through the eyes of the saddle bars or horizontal irons to steady the leadlight. ...
  • A vertical pole, post, or support; A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle; To erect stanchions, or equip something with stanchions; To confine by means of stanchions, typically used for cattle
  • (Stanchions) posts that are sometimes attached with rope, used to guide traffic; posts can also display signs.
  • (Stanchions) Vertical posts that hold lifelines in place.
  • (Stanchions) Posts used to support signage or other elevated objects.
  • (Stanchions) The outer columns of a building, usually fixed to the rafters.
  • (Stanchions) Uprights supporting lifelines.
  • (Stanchions) the upright pieces that attach the runners to a sled.