columns

NOUN

line, procession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

file list

STRONG

cavalcade company platoon queue rank row string train

NOUN

pillar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

monument

STRONG

brace buttress caryatid colonnade cylinder mast minaret monolith obelisk pedestal peristyle pier pilaster post prop pylon shaft standard stay stele support totem tower upright

WEAK

underpinning

Example Sentences

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“Ceilings had collapsed. Columns were rotted through. In some cases, stucco was holding up walls that had no structural core,” says architect Chris Bittner, a principal at San Diego-based OBR Architecture.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Columns of tanks and missiles roll across Red Square and squadrons of fighter jets roar overhead as medal-bedecked veterans join him to review the parade.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

Columns of gas rose from vents around the circle.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2023

Columns and beams must also be distributed to effectively absorb the impact of earthquakes.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023

Columns that reminded me of Lego blocks supported it.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore