pedestal

C2
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛdɪstəl/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.

2 Definition

A place of reverence or honor.

Example Sentences
  • He has put his mother on a pedestal. You can't say a word against her.
3 Definition

A casting secured to the frame of a truck of a railcar and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.

4 Definition

A pillow block; a low housing.

5 Definition

(bridge building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.

6 Definition

(steam heating) a pedestal coil, group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, used in a radiator.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To set or support on (or as if on) a pedestal.