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Meanings of pillar in English

Portuguese
coluna
Catalan
columna
Spanish
columna
Wikidata

Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower.

coluna
Portuguese
pilar
Catalan
pilar
Spanish
sostén principal

A prominent supporter.

pilar

Square column.

Synonyms
Examples for "square column"
Examples for "square column"
1
Pushing upward through the hatchway was a smooth, square column of cat.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 / Negligible Tal...
2
Vines are trained over square column-like frames of wire, erected at regular intervals.
The House in Good Taste
3
As the end of the blower pipe was directed against this square column, the sediment of centuries disappeared.
The Air Ship Boys : Or, the Quest of the Aztec Treasure
4
A square column of dirty water began to cascade from the ceiling as the paving slab began its descent.
Another life
5
The huge square columns that supported the gate were surmounted by the family crest.
Old Christmas
Usage of pillar in English
1
The tourism industry is a vital pillar of the South African economy.
The South African
2
Political tensions have decimated investment and tourism, a pillar of the economy.
Reuters
3
It's a pillar sector under the government's five-year development plan, said Chen.
Reuters
4
It means Desjardins is no longer pursued by the pillar of fire.
The red pyramid
5
Let the fire and cloudy pillar lead me all my journey through.
Radio NZ
6
Nowadays, it's commonly used to negotiate rivers or reach a detached pillar.
Climbing Magazine
7
The basic pillar of democracy is the inviolable integrity of the individual.
The Guardian
8
But Cameron's impossible timetable destroys the central pillar of his European strategy.
The Guardian
9
He and the Giant youth hid behind a pillar in the hall.
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths
10
The pillar of fire rose in the early morning, brief and smoky.
Quantico
11
Not one had turned her head in the direction of the pillar.
The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century
12
The Chinese diver Luxin Zhou is on course for a pillar-to-post gold.
The Guardian
13
The inside is lit by a great square crystal on a pillar.
The lost city of z: a tale of deadly obsession in the amazon
14
They were just approaching the pillar when they saw Father Brendan MacGowan.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
15
Two figures stepping from behind a pillar in front of Dynamo House.
A singular man
16
I believe the width of the pillar should be divided between us.
The Irish Times
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Translations for pillar
Portuguese
colunapilar
Pillar through the time
Pillar across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common