stanchion
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stan·chion
(stăn′chən, -shən)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. stan·chioned, stan·chion·ing, stan·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; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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stanchion
(ˈstɑːnʃən)n
(Mechanical Engineering) any vertical pole, rod, etc, used as a support
vb
(Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to provide or support with a stanchion or stanchions
[C14: from Old French estanchon, from estance, from Vulgar Latin stantia (unattested) a standing, from Latin stāre to stand]
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stan•chion
(ˈstæn ʃən)n.
1. an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, or ship.
v.t. 2. to furnish with stanchions.
3. to secure by or to a stanchion or stanchions.
[1375–1425; late Middle English stanchon < Old French estanchon=estanche (variant of estance prop, support; see stance) + -on n. suffix]
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stanchion
Past participle: stanchioned
Gerund: stanchioning
| Imperative |
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| stanchion |
| stanchion |
| Present |
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| I stanchion |
| you stanchion |
| he/she/it stanchions |
| we stanchion |
| you stanchion |
| they stanchion |
| Preterite |
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| I stanchioned |
| you stanchioned |
| he/she/it stanchioned |
| we stanchioned |
| you stanchioned |
| they stanchioned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am stanchioning |
| you are stanchioning |
| he/she/it is stanchioning |
| we are stanchioning |
| you are stanchioning |
| they are stanchioning |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have stanchioned |
| you have stanchioned |
| he/she/it has stanchioned |
| we have stanchioned |
| you have stanchioned |
| they have stanchioned |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was stanchioning |
| you were stanchioning |
| he/she/it was stanchioning |
| we were stanchioning |
| you were stanchioning |
| they were stanchioning |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had stanchioned |
| you had stanchioned |
| he/she/it had stanchioned |
| we had stanchioned |
| you had stanchioned |
| they had stanchioned |
| Future |
|---|
| I will stanchion |
| you will stanchion |
| he/she/it will stanchion |
| we will stanchion |
| you will stanchion |
| they will stanchion |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have stanchioned |
| you will have stanchioned |
| he/she/it will have stanchioned |
| we will have stanchioned |
| you will have stanchioned |
| they will have stanchioned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be stanchioning |
| you will be stanchioning |
| he/she/it will be stanchioning |
| we will be stanchioning |
| you will be stanchioning |
| they will be stanchioning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been stanchioning |
| you have been stanchioning |
| he/she/it has been stanchioning |
| we have been stanchioning |
| you have been stanchioning |
| they have been stanchioning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been stanchioning |
| you will have been stanchioning |
| he/she/it will have been stanchioning |
| we will have been stanchioning |
| you will have been stanchioning |
| they will have been stanchioning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been stanchioning |
| you had been stanchioning |
| he/she/it had been stanchioning |
| we had been stanchioning |
| you had been stanchioning |
| they had been stanchioning |
| Conditional |
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| I would stanchion |
| you would stanchion |
| he/she/it would stanchion |
| we would stanchion |
| you would stanchion |
| they would stanchion |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have stanchioned |
| you would have stanchioned |
| he/she/it would have stanchioned |
| we would have stanchioned |
| you would have stanchioned |
| they would have stanchioned |
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Noun 1. stanchion - any vertical post or rod used as a support
post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
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