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stanchions

stanchions is the plural of stanchion.

stanchions is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stanchion.

Meaning of stanchion

Noun

stanchion (plural stanchions)

  1. A vertical pole, post, or support.
    • The train began to move. Lace walked with it, holding a stanchion.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter IX, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 149
  2. A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.

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Phrases with stanchions

Questions about stanchions

What is stanchions the plural of?
Stanchions is the plural of stanchion.

Words near stanchions in the dictionary

  1. stanching
  2. stanchings
  3. stanchion
  4. stanchioned
  5. stanchioning
  6. stanchions
  7. stanchless
  8. stanchly
  9. stanchness
  10. Stancil
  11. Stancils

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