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Another word for pedestal

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Noun
      1. A block or slab on which a pedestal, column, or statue is placed.
      2. The base block at the intersection of the baseboard and the vertical trim around an opening.
      3. A continuous course of stones supporting a wall.
      1. The pedestal, plinth, or base of a pillar, column, or statue.
      1. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
      2. The basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported.
      3. Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment.
      1. To rise to an upright position on the feet.
      2. To assume or maintain an upright position as specified:
      3. To maintain an upright position on the feet.
    See also:

    support

    column

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Sentence Examples

  • The pedestal of red granite is 42 ft.

  • A spiral stairway leads from the base of this pedestal to the torch.

  • It consists of a marble statue of Austria erected on a pedestal of green Carpathian sandstone.

  • A park and sports ground at the western end of the town contains the pedestal for a statue of President Kruger.

  • On a main pedestal, 45 ft.

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