pilaster

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PILASTER

an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure <the rectangular pilasters spaced along the building's facade lend an air of classical grandeur>

Synonyms column, pier, pilaster, post, stanchion

Related Words caryatid, pedestal; buttress, flying buttress; needle, obelisk; pile, piling

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