How do you pronounce stanchion?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstænʃən/.

stanchion

/ˈstænʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: stan-chion
IPA: /ˈstænʃən/

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Meaning

noun

A vertical pole, post, or support.

noun

A framework of such posts, used to secure or confine cattle.

verb

To erect stanchions, or equip something with stanchions.

verb

To confine by means of stanchions, typically used for cattle.

Example Sentences

"The train began to move. Lace walked with it, holding a stanchion."
"You cross under the rusting stanchions of the old elevated highway and walk out to the pier."
"Hiro climbs on his bike, eases it through the neighbourhood and onto the Street, and then gosses it up to a few hundred miles an hour, slaloming between the stanchions of the monorail, praticing."
"He staggers against a stanchion, trips over a rope, and tumbles into the space between the quay and the steel plates of the freighter."

Etymology

From Old French estanson, estanchon, (Modern French étançon), from estance (“a stay, a prop”), from Latin stāns (“standing”), present participle of stō.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: estanson, stāns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstænʃən/
British English: /ˈstanʃən/

Inflected Forms

stanchions (plural) stanchions (present, singular) stanchioning (participle, present) stanchioned (participle, past) stanchioned (past)

Phrases

barrack stanchion