stanchion
Example Sentences
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"Every day we're doing counterterrorism initiatives, escorting ferries, we're driving bridge stanchions, we're diving ship bottoms. So we if we treat every day the same, hopefully, we can prevent that attack."
From Fox News
The Nordic museum will keep the prescribed path it set up to keep visitors socially distanced, but will remove some stanchions, giving visitors “a little bit more freedom to explore.”
From Seattle Times
"Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol and walked through Statuary Hall showed people in an orderly fashion staying between the stanchions and ropes, taking videos and pictures," Clyde said.
From Reuters
One man swings a metal stanchion before being pushed against a car, punched and kicked, the video shows.
From Los Angeles Times
One man swings a metal stanchion at the attackers, who then push him against a car, punch and kick him, the video shows.
From Los Angeles Times
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