🔤 Pillar ✨

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sutoon, khamba, bunyadi sahara, stambha

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pillar

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DEFINITION

upright tall shaft supporting a structure, prominent supporting figure or foundational principle within a community or system

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Architects placed heavy marble pillar supports along the entrance facade to support the massive stone roof of the historic building. The dedicated doctor was widely regarded as a pillar of the community due to decades of selfless service at the local hospital. Freedom of expression is considered a fundamental pillar of democratic governance and individual liberty in modern societies around the world. Engineers reinforced every concrete pillar beneath the bridge to protect the structure against potential earthquake damage and heavy loads. The ancient cathedral featured rows of intricately carved stone pillar structures that lined the long central aisle of the sanctuary.

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column post prop reinforcement support mainstay