How to pronounce stanchion
American English pronunciation
STAN-shun
- IPA
- /ˈstænʃən/
- Syllables
- STAN · shun (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What stanchion means
An upright post or bar that holds something up
In a sentence: Steel stanchions held up the roof of the train platform.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a prop, which goes back to a Latin word meaning standing.
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