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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions pedestal noun #(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of {Column}. ###(Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box. ##(Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing. ##(Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier. #Pedestal coil (steam Heating), a group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, -- used in a radiator. Etymology: From piédestal, from piedistallo (pie "foot" di "of" stall "stand") "footstall".      Full Definition of pedestal  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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