stanchion

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: stănʹshən, IPA: /ˈstænʃən/, X-SAMPA: /"st{nS@n/ or
• (Can we verify this pronunciation?) enPR: stänʹshən, IPA: /ˈstɑːnʃən/, X-SAMPA: /"stA:nS@n/

Noun

stanchion (plural stanchions)

Stanchions supporting velvet rope

1. A vertical pole, post, or support.
2. A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.

Translations

vertical pole, post or support

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 柱子 (cmn) (zhùzi), 支柱 (cmn) (zhīzhù)

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: paal (nl), post (nl)
• Esperanto: fosto (eo)
• Finnish: tolppa (fi), paalu (fi)
• French: appui (fr) m, étançon (fr) m
• German: Pfosten (de) m, Stütze (de) f
• Hungarian: oszlop (hu)

• Italian: sostegno (it) m, puntello (it) m
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• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
• Maori: tokotū (mi)
• Portuguese: poste (pt) m
• Russian: столб (ru) (stolb) m
• Spanish: puntal (es) m
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• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

confinement

• Dutch: afsluiting (nl)

• Finnish: aitaus (fi)

Verb

stanchion (third-person singular simple present stanchions, present participle stanchioning, simple past and past participle stanchioned)

1. To erect stanchions, or equip something with stanchions.
2. To confine by means of stanchions, typically used for cattle.

References

• stanchion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913