PILLAR — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ

pillar

(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure.
A vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air).
A fundamental principle or practice. Приклади
  • Science eroded the pillars of superstition.
A prominent supporter. Приклади
  • He is a pillar of the community.
Anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower. Приклади
  • The test tube held a column of white powder.
  • A tower of dust rose above the horizon.
  • A thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite.
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