column

Definition

  • noun: a long post made of steel, stone, etc., that is used as a support in a building
  • noun: a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: pillar, atlantes, atlas

Examples

  • The error appears at the bottom of the second 'column'.

  • She writes a weekly 'column' for the paper.

  • The article takes up three 'columns'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) A new day and a new opportunity. The flock stay in close contact by calling one another. Weak from lack of food and water, they use thermals, rising columns of warm air, to gain height. For many this is their first journey across the Himalayas. For some, it will be their last. The golden eagles (..)
    2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: Mountains Season: 1 Episode 2