engaged column

engaged column

[in′gājd ′käl·əm]

(civil engineering)

A column partially built into a wall, and not freestanding.

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engaged column

A column that is attached and appears to emerge from the wall, as decoration or as a structural buttress.

See also: Bethlehem column

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engaged column, attached column

engaged columns

A column partially built into a wall, not freestanding.

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