stanchion

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(stăn'chən, -shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. An upright pole, post, or support.
  2. A framework consisting of two or more vertical bars, used to secure cattle in a stall or at a feed trough.
tr.v., -chioned, -chion·ing, -chions.
  1. To equip with stanchions.
  2. To confine (cattle) by means of stanchions.

[Middle English stanchon, from Old French estanchon, probably from estance, act of standing upright, prop, from estans, present participle of ester, to stand, from Latin stāre.]



1. A prop, upright bar, or piece of timber giving support to a roof, a window, or the like.
2. An upright bar, beam, or post, as of a window, screen, railing, etc.


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On board ship, any pole or pillar used to support the overhead.

A specially designed headgate to hold an animal in place while allowing feeding and resting. Most commonly used for cattle.

  • s. housing — an older system where cows are tied in for the winter in head-locks of wood or metal and have a confined space in which to lie but feed troughs and water bowls are at the front of the stall and a gutter, nowadays fitted with a mechanical dung remover for the collection of manure and urine.
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Stanchion

A stanchion is an upright bar or post, often providing support for some other object.

  • An architectural term applied to the upright iron bars in windows that pass through the eyes of the saddle bars or horizontal irons to steady the leadlight. (The French call the latter traverses, the stanchions montants, and the whole arrangement armature. Stanchions frequently finish with ornamental heads forged out of the iron.)
  • An architectural term applied to metal supporting members of lighting mounted from a lower elevation. This includes:
    • The metal inclined member for mounting a streetlight to a telephone or power pole.
    • The dedicated metal vertical support of a self-supporting or bottom-fed streetlight. In this case, the stanchion pole may double as the raceway for the electrical feed to the lighting.
    • In industrial installations, walkway lighting may be mounted with a stanchion that is secured to a hand-rail). Stanchion Lights are typically spaced 50' along walkways, such as conveyor platforms.
  • Upright posts inserted into the ground or floor to protect the corner of a wall. These may also be referred to as balusters
Stanchions and velvet rope

Stanchions are used for many different purposes including crowd control & waiting lines. Many different places use stanchions including banks, restaurants, trade shows and many different other events.

  • Portable posts used to manage lines and queues.
    • Fixed posts with decorative ropes
    • Retractable belt stanchions
      • Using a spring mechanism
      • Using a weighted pulley system
  • Vertical support for chains or ropes, as in marine applications (lifelines on yachts are supported by stanchions).
  • Metal mounts securing the headrest to the seat in a car.
  • In association football and other goal-based sports, horizontal or diagonal extensions to the goalposts that prevent the goalnet from drooping.
  • On board most buses, are vertical supports, to provide stability when passengers are standing. They are located throughout most city buses and are connected to seats, floor, etc.
  • The metal head bails in dairy barns that lock the cows in place while they are milked.
  • The two upper members of the bicycle fork that connect to the crown (also called fork legs).
  • In yachting, metal bars that hold the life-lines around a boat's perimeter.
  • In river rafting, metal bars that hold the yokes for oars.
  • As part of ice hockey rink boards, used to hold panes of glass in place.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stiver, støtte, stolpe, scepter
v. tr. - støtte ved hjælp af stolper

Nederlands (Dutch)
verticale paal, nekring (om beesten vast te zetten)

Français (French)
n. - poteau métallique, étançon, étai, montant (pour le bétail)
v. tr. - fixer/soutenir d'étançons

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stütze, Runge
v. - stützen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στυλίσκος, πουντέλι
v. - υποστηρίζω, υποστυλώνω

Italiano (Italian)
puntello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - suporte (m)
v. - escorar

Русский (Russian)
опора, столб, подпирать

Español (Spanish)
n. - montante, puntal, candelero, yugo
v. tr. - apuntalar, sostener

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flyttbart trafikmärke
v. - stötta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
支柱, 标柱, 纵立的栅柱, 将...系在栅柱上, 用支柱支撑

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 支柱, 標柱, 縱立的柵柱
v. tr. - 將...系在柵柱上, 用支柱支撐

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기둥, 지주, 칸막이 막대기
v. tr. - (가축을 외양간의) 칸막이 막대기에 매다, (외양간에) 칸막이 나무를 대다, 기둥으로 버티다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 柱, 支柱, 仕切り棒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمود, دعامه, ركيزة (فعل) يسند بدعائم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עמוד-תמיכה לגג, מוט, כלונס, מסגרת לצוואר בהמה, מחסום-צוואר‬
v. tr. - ‮תמך בעמוד-תמיכה‬


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