pilar
Meanings
Noun
1. pillar, pier, mainstay
2. prop (the player who is next to the hooker in a scrum) (rugby)
Examples7
El pilar se inclinó a la derecha y cayó.
The pillar tilted to the right and fell.
Los pilares eran de mármol.
The columns were made of marble.
Su estructura está hecha con pilares y vigas metálicas.
Its structure was formed by metal columns and beams.
Un gran pilar obstruye la vista al lago.
A large pillar obstructs the view of the lake.
Las vigas, que apoyan sobre los pilares, soportan y distribuyen el peso.
The beams, held up by the columns, support and distribute the weight.
La nobleza de servicio era un pilar del estado prusiano.
The service nobility was a pillar of the Prussian state.