tall column

Frequency: 7.814.2 per million words

Refers to a stone post of great height.

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  • The ancient temple was supported by tall columns of marble.
  • A single tall column stood as a monument in the center of the square.
  • The architect's design features a tall column at the entrance.
  • Sunlight streamed between the tall columns, creating long shadows on the floor.
  • Archaeologists unearthed the base of a tall column that once belonged to a Roman villa.
  • How did they manage to erect such a tall column without modern machinery?
  • Even in ruins, the sheer scale of the tall columns gives you a sense of the temple's former glory.
  • The library's grand reading room is lined with tall, fluted columns.
  • We have just finished restoring the tall column that was damaged in the earthquake.
  • If you look up, you will see the intricate carvings at the top of each tall column.