Synonyms for column

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kol-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒl əm

Top 10 synonyms for column

Other synonyms for the word column

Définition of column

Origin : mid-15c., "vertical division of a page," also "a pillar, post," from Old French colombe (12c., Modern French colonne "column, pillar"), from Latin columna "pillar," collateral form of columen "top, summit," from PIE root *kel- "to project" (see hill). Sense of "matter written for a newspaper" dates from 1785.

noun line, procession
noun pillar

Example sentences :

No Lancers were seen with the column, certainly none with pennons.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

Vesuvius, with its column of smoke, was in plain view from the seats.
Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall

Dick was at the head of the column with Colonel Winchester and the sergeant.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Then he leisurely turned to the column indicated by his companion.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Yes, sure enough, the whole command was facing into column the other way!
Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable

He could see one edge of the column, and it was a neat, orderly edge.
Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown

They laughed so at the jokes about her belly that the column itself vibrated.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

He tried to distinguish the end of the column, which was still hidden by the darkness.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

The trumpets sounded, the column broke into a trot and was away.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

It was the column of insurgents entering the Rue de la Banne.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

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