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Meanings of
pillar
in English
Portuguese
coluna
Catalan
columna
Spanish
columna
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Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower.
tower
column
Portuguese
coluna
Portuguese
pilar
Catalan
pilar
Spanish
sostén principal
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A prominent supporter.
mainstay
Portuguese
pilar
Square column.
square column
Usage of
pillar
in English
1
The tourism industry is a vital
pillar
of the South African economy.
2
Political tensions have decimated investment and tourism, a
pillar
of the economy.
3
It's a
pillar
sector under the government's five-year development plan, said Chen.
4
It means Desjardins is no longer pursued by the
pillar
of fire.
5
Let the fire and cloudy
pillar
lead me all my journey through.
6
Nowadays, it's commonly used to negotiate rivers or reach a detached
pillar
.
7
The basic
pillar
of democracy is the inviolable integrity of the individual.
8
But Cameron's impossible timetable destroys the central
pillar
of his European strategy.
9
He and the Giant youth hid behind a
pillar
in the hall.
10
The
pillar
of fire rose in the early morning, brief and smoky.
11
Not one had turned her head in the direction of the
pillar
.
12
The Chinese diver Luxin Zhou is on course for a
pillar
-
to
-
post
gold.
13
The inside is lit by a great square crystal on a
pillar
.
14
They were just approaching the
pillar
when they saw Father Brendan MacGowan.
15
Two figures stepping from behind a
pillar
in front of Dynamo House.
16
I believe the width of the
pillar
should be divided between us.
Other examples for "pillar"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
pillar
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
central pillar
third pillar
main pillar
key pillar
second pillar
More collocations
Translations for
pillar
Portuguese
coluna
pilar
Catalan
columna
pilar
Spanish
columna
poste
sostén principal
pilar
Pillar
through the time
Pillar
across language varieties
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