stanchion
noun/ˈstæntʃən/, /ˈstɑːntʃən/
/ˈstæntʃən/, /ˈstɑːntʃən/
(formal)- a long thin vertical piece of wood or metal used to support somethingWord 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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