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stanchion

[stan-shuhn] / ˈstæn ʃən /


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Unseld credited the issue to hard contact Kuzma had taken in the previous two games — he ran hard into a stanchion Sunday in Philadelphia, after which he said he felt significant pain in his lung.

From Washington Post

Kuzma also checked out with 8:54 left in the third quarter after running into the stanchion and hearing what he described as a “pop” feeling in his lungs.

From Washington Post

He jammed his wrist against the stanchion and stayed down grimacing in pain before heading to the locker room.

From Seattle Times

He jammed his wrist when he reached out — perhaps to soften the blow — as he crashed into the padded stanchion.

From Seattle Times

The show’s one disappointment is that almost all the photographs are roped off by wire stanchions erected low to the floor.

From Los Angeles Times