a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community"
(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
a fundamental principle or practice
a prominent supporter
anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
