Stanchion

Stanchion

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

* 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.)

* Upright posts inserted into the ground or floor to protect the corner of a wall.

* 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.

* In military aircraft, the vertical supports for troop seating temporarily installed in cargo aircraft.

* The metal stalls in modern 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.

See also Column.

References

*1911


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  • stanchion — [stan′chən, stan′shən] n. [ME stanchon < OFr estanson, estanchon < estance: see STANCE] 1. an upright bar, beam, or post used as a support ☆ 2. a restraining device fitted loosely around the neck of a cow to confine it to its stall vt. 1.… …   English World dictionary

  • Stanchion — Stan chion (st[a^]n sh[u^]n; 277), n. [OF. estanson, estan[,c]on, F. [ e]tan[,c]on, from OF. estance a stay, a prop, from L. stans, stantis, standing, p. pr. of stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Stanza}.] [Written also {stanchel}.] 1. (Arch.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stanchion — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. estanchon prop, brace, support (Fr. étançon), probably from estant upright, from prp. of ester be upright, stand, from L. stare to stand, from PIE root *sta to stand (see STET (Cf. stet)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • stanchion — ► NOUN ▪ an upright bar, post, or frame forming a support or barrier. ORIGIN Old French stanchon, from estance a support …   English terms dictionary

  • stanchion — UK [ˈstænʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈstænʃən] noun [countable] Word forms stanchion : singular stanchion plural stanchions an upright post that supports a structure, for example a goalpost …   English dictionary

  • stanchion — n. & v. n. 1 a post or pillar, an upright support, a vertical strut. 2 an upright bar, pair of bars, or frame, for confining cattle in a stall. v.tr. 1 supply with a stanchion. 2 fasten (cattle) to a stanchion. Etymology: ME f. AF stanchon, OF… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stanchion — /stan sheuhn/, n. 1. an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc. v.t. 2. to furnish with stanchions. 3. to secure by or to a stanchion or stanchions. [1375 1425; late ME stanchon < OF estanchon, equiv. to estanche… …   Universalium

  • stanchion — [[t]stæ̱ntʃ(ə)n[/t]] stanchions N COUNT A stanchion is a pole or bar that stands upright and is used as a support. [FORMAL] …   English dictionary

  • stanchion — stan•chion [[t]ˈstæn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) bui an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, or ship 2) bui to furnish with stanchions 3) bui to secure by or to a stanchion or stanchions • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME stanchon < OF… …   From formal English to slang

  • stanchion — /ˈstænʃən/ (say stanshuhn), /ˈstan / (say stahn ), / tʃən/ (say chuhn) noun 1. an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc. 2. a post or posts, often with a crossbar, which supports the electric wiring of an electric… …  

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