| Stanchion 1. (n.) A vertical bar for confining cattle in a stall. 2. (n.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay. 3. (n.) Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc. Thesaurus Entries Samson post, baluster, balustrade, banister, base, caryatid, colonnade, column, dado, die, doorjamb, doorpost, footstalk, gatepost, hitching post, jack, jamb, king post, milepost, mullion, newel-post, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, pier, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, plinth, pole, post, queen-post, shaft, signpost, snubbing post, socle, staff, stalk, stand, standard, stem, stile, subbase, surbase, trunk, upright |