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pilaster: a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached

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plinth collapse

turret collapse: a small tower extending above a building

minaret collapse: slender tower with balconies

campanile collapse: a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building

stanchion collapse: any vertical post or rod used as a support

banister collapse

belfry collapse: a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung

pedestal collapse: an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue); a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal"

balustrade collapse

pedicel collapse: a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle

pagoda collapse: an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof

steeple collapse: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

derrick collapse: a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom; a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered

portico collapse: a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area

cupola collapse: a roof in the form of a dome; a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting

arcade collapse: a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns; a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls

colossus collapse: a person of exceptional importance and reputation

colonnade collapse: structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns

standpipe collapse: a vertical pipe

obelisk collapse: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

skyscraper collapse: a very tall building with many stories

dado collapse: a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it; the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase; cut a dado into or fit into a dado; provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"

pylon collapse: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"; a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race

pier collapse: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats; a support for two adjacent bridge spans; (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

barbican collapse: a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)

dome collapse: a hemispherical roof; a stadium that has a roof; a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

lantern collapse: light in a transparent protective case

pinnacle collapse: (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower; a lofty peak; raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"; surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"

atlas collapse: a figure of a man used as a supporting column; the 1st cervical vertebra; a collection of maps in book form; (Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders

stupa collapse: a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists

monument collapse: an important site that is marked and preserved as public property

lighthouse collapse

pillar collapse: a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"; a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"

mast collapse: a vertical spar for supporting sails; any sturdy upright pole; nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine; nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine

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