column

[US]/ˈkɒləm/
[UK]/ˈkɑːləm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.cylindrical or pillar-shaped object
a vertical arrangement in a line
a regular feature or article in a magazine or newspaper

Phrases & Collocations

newspaper column

column header

opinion column

column width

data column

column chromatography

capillary column

distillation column

packed column

water column

concrete column

spinal column

single column

chromatographic column

bubble column

steering column

steel column

liquid column

reinforced concrete column

resin column

vertebral column

extraction column

stone column

column base

double column

Example Sentences

a great column of smoke.

a column of mercury in a thermometer.

a column of tips on gardening.

they were to hit the tail of the column in flank.

the column's just a bit of fun .

the column of smoke snaggled for a moment.

a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.

a column of smoke winding into the sky.

The three columns carry the roof.

There are two columns on each page of this dictionary.

a weekly column on films showing in London

the columns are arranged in 12 rows.

a column of tanks moved north-west.

the columns are thick and have cubiform capitals.

columns rising to 65 feet in height .

Real-world Examples

These stainless-steel columns are the thinnest column you can possibly imagine.

Source: Interviews with CEOs of the Fortune Global 500.

Oh, it's just columns of random numbers. Toss it.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

Drop by every Monday for a new Mainly about Boats column.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Second, there are two ascending dorsal column tracts.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

I started reading your column after we met.

Source: Sex and the City Selected Highlights

A gossip column? No. We'll lift the veil.

Source: House of Cards

If you repair the column, the building should hold.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

I don't care if they're Greek columns...

Source: Go blank axis version

Spinal causes are related, obviously, to the spinal column.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

So I can just hide these two, these two columns.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

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