Definition of pedestal Pedestal

/pɛˈdʌstʌl/ - [pedustul] - ped•es•tal

We found 16 definitions of pedestal from 6 different sources.

What does pedestal mean?

Noun Plural: pedestals
pedestal - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
		plinth, footstall
		support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
		pillar, column a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
		dado a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
pedestal - a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal"
pedestal - a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
		base, stand
		support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
		brass monkey a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
		staddle a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked
		trivet a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table

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pedestal (Noun)
The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands.
pedestal (Noun)
A casting secured to the frame of a truck of a railcar and forming a jaw for holding a journal box .
pedestal (Noun)
A pillow block ; a low housing.
pedestal (Noun)
An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.
pedestal (Noun)
A pedestal coil, group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, used in a radiator.
pedestal (Verb)
To set or support on or as if on a pedestal.

pedestal (n.)
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.
pedestal (n.)
A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
pedestal (n.)
A pillow block; a low housing.
pedestal (n.)
An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.

pedestal
ped′es-tal, n. anything that serves as a foot or a support: the foot or base of a pillar, &c.: the fixed casting which holds the brasses, in which a shaft turns, called also Axle-guard or Pillow-block.—v.t. to place on a pedestal. [Sp.,—It. piedestallo—L. pes, pedis, the foot, It. stallo, a place.]