pillar

/ˈpɪlər/ noun

Translation

› [C] a tall structure made of stone, wood, etc which supports something above it

sütun, direk

The new bridge will be supported by 100 concrete pillars.760

a pillar of sth › someone or something who is very important to a place, organization, etc

temel direk, asıl unsur, esas kişi ya da şey

He was a pillar of the local community.17671766

(Definition of pillar noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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