stanchion

Definition

A vertical pole, post, or support.

Etymology

From Old French estanson, estanchon, (Modern French étançon), from estance (“a stay, a prop”), from Latin stāns (“standing”), present participle of stō.

Example Sentences

• "The train began to move. Lace walked with it, holding a stanchion."
• "You cross under the rusting stanchions of the old elevated highway and walk out to the pier."
• "Hiro climbs on his bike, eases it through the neighbourhood and onto the Street, and then gosses it up to a few hundred miles an hour, slaloming between the stanchions of the monorail, praticing."