stanchion

Owen remained on deck, holding on to a stanchion, while two of his stoutest hands were at the wheel.

Shelby spoke to Telaba who was clinging firmly to a stanchion with one hand and operating his signaling machine with the other.

I saw the girl standing braced beside a stanchion, staring over the ship's side.

I saw Virginia Crane clinging desperately to her stanchion beside the light switches.

Caught by the first rush of wind, he was hurled violently against an iron stanchion and knocked senseless.