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Column

ˈkɒləm

Column definitions
noun
column columns
  1. an upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument

    "a wide entrance portico of eight Ionic columns"

    • a vertical, roughly cylindrical thing

      "a great column of smoke"

    • an upright shaft for controlling a machine or vehicle

      "a Spitfire control column"

  2. a vertical division of a page or text

    "turn to page five, column seven"

    • a vertical arrangement of figures or other information

      "list your strengths and weaknesses in two columns"

    • a regular section of a newspaper or magazine devoted to a particular subject or written by a particular person

      "he has a weekly column in a Sydney newspaper"

  3. one or more lines of people or vehicles moving in the same direction

    "a column of tanks moved north-west"

    • a narrow-fronted deep formation of troops in successive lines

      "a column of 300 to 400 troops"

    • a military force or convoy of ships

      "Moran had commanded a column in the war"