n.
1.a line of (usually military) units following one after another
2.a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography
3.a linear array of numbers one above another
4.anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower
5.an article giving opinions or perspectives
6.a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)
7.(architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure
Idiom of the Day
lay up (a vessel) or lay (a vessel) up
to take a vessel out of active service, to put a boat in a boat dock or a garage
The weather was getting cold so we decided to lay up our boat for the winter.