Stanchion
From LoveToKnow 1911
STANCHION (Fr. etanron, a wooden post), an architectural term applied to the upright iron bars in windows which pass through the eyes of the saddle bars or horizontal irons to steady the lead lights.
stanchion A vertical supporting beam.
stave An archaic construction style; the walls of a stave building are composed of logs standing upright, rather than horizontally.
STANCHION
Upright structural member, of iron, steel or reinforced concrete.
STOUP
Holy water basin at the entrance to a church, usually on a pillar or set in a niche.
STANCHION - Vertical support beam, generally steel today.
STRETCHER - Brick laid sideways.
STRINGS - Sloping framework supporting ends of treads to staircase.
Stanchion: A vertical iron bar securing a window light.
Star fort: A field work constructed in the shape of a star, by using four or more salients and no curtains.
Baseplate, Stanchion base - A thick steel plate on the bottom of a steel column, with holes for holding down bolts. It may have base gussets and/or
A bearing plate on the end of a prop. Or jack, e.g. for an access floor ...
2. joist, support, stay, shore, beam, prop, brace, strut, buttress, stanchion the bridge's arched, lightweight steel truss
Translations
truss [trʌs] ...
 See also: Brick, Member, Frame, Architecture, Fixed
  
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