Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pillar
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Pillar
pillar
~ n 1 a) a tall upright round post used as a support for a roof (Huge pillars support the cathedral roof.) b) a tall upright round post, usually made of stone, put up to remind people of an important person or event 2 pillar of the community/church etc an active and important member of a group, organization etc 3 a very important part of a system of beliefs, especially religious beliefs (These tenets are the pillars on which our faith is founded.) 4 be driven/passed from pillar to post to go from one difficult situation to another without achieving much 5 pillar of dust/smoke/flame etc a tall upright mass of dust, smoke, flame etc
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(pillars) 1. A pillar is a tall solid structure, which is usually used to support part of a building. ...the pillars supporting the roof. = column N-COUNT 2. If something is the pillar of a system or agreement, it is the most important part of it or what makes it strong and successful. The pillar of her economic policy was keeping tight control over money supply. N-COUNT: usu N of n 3. If you describe someone as a pillar of society or as a pillar of the community, you approve of them because they play an important and active part in society or in the community. My father had been a pillar of the community. N-COUNT: N of n c darkgreen]approval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English piler, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin pilare, from Latin pila Date: 13th century 1. a. a firm upright support for a superstructure ; post b. a usually ornamental column or shaft; especially one standing alone for a monument 2. a. a supporting, integral, or upstanding member or part a ~ of society b. a fundamental precept the five ~s of Islam 3. a solid mass of coal, rock, or ore left standing to support a mine roof 4. a body part that resembles a column • ~less adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1607 to provide or strengthen with or as if with ~s ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a a usu. slender vertical structure of wood, metal, or esp. stone used as a support for a roof etc. b a similar structure used for ornament. c a post supporting a structure. 2 a person regarded as a mainstay or support (a pillar of the faith; a pillar of strength). 3 an upright mass of air, water, rock, etc. (pillar of salt). 4 a solid mass of coal etc. left to support the roof of a mine. Phrases and idioms from pillar to post (driven etc.) from one place to another; to and fro. pillar-box Brit. a public postbox shaped like a pillar. pillar-box red a bright red colour, as of pillar-boxes. Pillars of Hercules 1 two rocks on either side of the Strait of Gibraltar. 2 the ultimate limit. Derivatives pillared adj. pillaret n. Etymology: ME & AF piler, OF pilier ult. f. L pila pillar ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) горн. целик 2) колонна; стойка; столб; опора; пилон; станина 3) штанга; шток 4) мор. пиллерс 5) контактный столбик, столбиковый вывод 6) штырь - A-pillar - anvil pillar - B-pillar - barrier pillar - bottom pillar - boundary pillar - C-pillar - chain pillar - coal pillar - crane pillar - deck pillar - door pillar - doorway pillar - extraction pillar - fire pillar - hanging pillar - hinge pillar - hinged pillar - matching pillar - mine pillar - mount pillar - movable pillar - protective pillar - rear quarter pillar - rib pillar - safety pillar - section pillar - shaft pillar - slope pillar - solid pillar - stabilizing pillar - window pillar - windscreen pillar ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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стойка, колонна; стойчатая опора; пилон целик штырь; штанга; шток anchorage pillar drilling pillar fluted pillar ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
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1) колонна 2) пиллерс 3) стойка кузова 4) столб 5) целик 6) штендер - fire pillar - level pillar - pillar extraction - pillar stump - protective pillar - shaft pillar - sill pillar - stub pillar - support pillar ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. столб; стержень колонны 2. колонна Corinthian pillar —- коринфская колонна a pillar to commemorate victory —- колонна (воздвигнутая в честь) победы 3. стр. стойка; опора 4. штанга; стержень; держатель 5. стр. мачта (крана) 6. столб (воды, воздуха) pillar of fire —- столб пламени 7. столп, опора pillars of society —- столпы общества pillar apostles —- церк. первоапостолы 8. стоячий почтовый ящик (на углу улицы) 9. горн. целик 10. мор. пиллерс Id: from pillar to post —- от одной трудности к другой; от одного дела к другому; туда-сюда; взад-вперед Id: after abandoning a promising career he went from pillar to post —- он отказался от блестящей карьеры и сразу же попал в полосу неудач Id: driven from pillar to post —- мечущийся; не знающий, что делать дальше Id: drifting from pillar to post she had come to the capital —- перебираясь с места на место, она добралась до столицы 11. подпирать, поддерживать столбами, колоннами ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) столб, колонна; стойка, опора 2) столп, опора; оплот; pillars of society - столпы общества 3) mining целик 4) naut. пиллерс Pillars of Hercules - Геркулесовы столбы, Гибралтарский пролив from pillar to post - а) от одной трудности к другой, от одного дела к другому; б) туда-сюда 2. v. подпирать, поддерживать; украшать колоннами ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from O.Fr. piler, from M.L. pilare, from L. pila "pillar, stone barrier." Phrase pillar to post is c.1600, originally of tennis, exact meaning obscure. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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