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abutment

bridge-end support {abutment}.

caryatid

Columns can have woman shape {caryatid}.

pendentive

Byzantine churches can have buttressed main columns {pier, column}, with rim {pendentive} at dome.

pilaster

square pillar {pilaster}|.

piling

Large wood, steel, or concrete posts {piling} {pile, building}, deep in ground, can support buildings.

pillar

Columns or beams {pillar, column} can support roofs.

pontoon

floating-bridge support {pontoon}.

pylon as pole

wire-carrying steel pole or ceremonial gateway {pylon, column}.

spandrel of arch

Triangular regions {spandrel, building} can be between two arches or from column tops to arch tops.

stanchion

vertical post {stanchion}.

totem pole

North-American tree trunks {totem pole} can have carved animal totems.

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