noun
- an upright bar, post, or frame used as a support or barrier
- a device that restrains cattle in a stall
Usage: agricultural
verb
- to support or secure with stanchions
Examples
- The rope barrier was held up by metal stanchions.
- Workers installed stanchions along the construction site perimeter.
- The farmer used stanchions to keep the cows in their proper positions during milking.
- Steel stanchions supported the temporary bridge structure.
- They stanchioned the fence posts to prevent them from falling over.
- The museum used velvet ropes between brass stanchions to guide visitors.