[ˈkɒləm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument
(e.g: a wide entrance portico of eight Ionic columns)

- a vertical division of a page or text
(e.g: turn to page five, column seven)

- one or more lines of people or vehicles moving in the same direction
(e.g: a column of tanks moved north-west)


Phrases:
- dodge the column

Origin:
late Middle English: partly from Old French columpne, reinforced by its source, Latin columna ‘pillar’