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SUPPORT COLUMN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does support column mean?
• SUPPORT COLUMN (noun)
The noun SUPPORT COLUMN has 1 sense:
1. a column that supports a heavy weight
Familiarity information: SUPPORT COLUMN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A column that supports a heavy weight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("support column" is a kind of...):
column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "support column"):
lally; lally column (support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete)
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