pillar
noun
[ ˈpɪlə ]
• a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument.
Similar:
column,
post,
pole,
support,
upright,
vertical,
baluster,
pier,
pile,
piling,
pilaster,
stanchion,
standard,
prop,
buttress,
rod,
shaft,
leg,
mast,
tower,
pylon,
obelisk,
monolith,
newel,
caryatid,
telamon,
herm,
Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French piler, based on Latin pila ‘pillar’.
