stanchion
(en)
(noun) an upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof or a ship's deck) / (noun) a device that fits loosely around the neck of an animal (as a cow) and limits forward and backward motion (as in a stall)
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You cross under the rusting stanchions of the old elevated highway and walk out to the pier. The easterly light skims across the broad expanse of the Hudson.
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You cross under the rusting stanchions of the old elevated highway and walk out to the pier. The easterly light skims across the broad expanse of the Hudson.
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crenellation
(en)
(noun) the battlement of a castle or other building. / (noun) any of the embrasures alternating with merlons in a battlemen
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Approaching your building on West Twelfth Street, you observe the architect’s dim concept of European fortresses: a crenelated tower atop the building conceals the water tank
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Approaching your building on West Twelfth Street, you observe the architect’s dim concept of European fortresses: a crenelated tower atop the building conceals the water tank
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