stanchion

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Pronunciation

• enPR: stănʹshən, IPA: /ˈstænʃən/ or
• (Can we verify^{([Wiktionary:Tea_room/2020/Agosto?action=edit§ion=new&preloadtitle=%5B%5Bstanchion%5D%5D +])} this pronunciation?) enPR: stänʹshən, IPA: /ˈstɑːnʃən/

Noun

stanchion (plural stanchions)

1. A vertical pole, post, or support.
   • 1938, Xavier Herbert, Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter IX, p. 149,

     The train began to move. Lace walked with it, holding a stanchion.

   • 2013, J. M. Coetzee, The Childhood of Jesus. Melbourne, Australia: The Text Publishing Company. chapter 27. p. 268.

     He staggers against a stanchion, trips over a rope, and tumbles into the space between the quay and the steel plates of the freighter.

2. A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.

Translations

• French: appui, étançon
• German: Pfosten, Stütze, Pfeiler, Ständer, Strebe, Haltestange, Runge, Wagenrunge, Standrohr
• Italian: sostegno, puntello
• Portuguese: poste
• Russian: столб
• Spanish: puntal

Translations

• German: Gitterstab, Gitterstangen, Stand

Verb

stanchion (stanchions, present participle stanchioning; 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.

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