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stanchion

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɑːnʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstænʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stan′shən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
stan•chion /ˈstænʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga vertical bar or support, as in a window or stall.
See -stan-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stan•chion  (stan′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Buildingan upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.

v.t. 
  1. Buildingto furnish with stanchions.
  2. Buildingto secure by or to a stanchion or stanchions.
  • Vulgar Latin *stantia, equivalent. to Latin stant- (stem of stāns), present participle of stāre to stand + -ia -y3) + -on noun, nominal suffix
  • Old French estanchon, equivalent. to estanche (variant of estance, probably
  • late Middle English stanchon 1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stanchion /ˈstɑːnʃən/ n
  1. any vertical pole, rod, etc, used as a support
 vb
  1. (transitive) to provide or support with a stanchion or stanchions
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French estanchon, from estance, from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) a standing, from Latin stāre to stand
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