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Definition of stanchion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stanchion

noun

/ˈstæntʃən/,

/ˈstɑːntʃən/

/ˈstæntʃən/,

/ˈstɑːntʃən/

(formal)

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a long thin vertical piece of wood or metal used to support something
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French stanchon, from Old French estanchon, from estance ‘a support’, probably based on Latin stant- ‘standing’, from the verb stare.

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