FREESTANDING Definition & Meaning

freestanding

or �ڰ��-��ٲ��Ի�·��Բ�

[ free-stan-ding ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing standing alone.
not affiliated with others of its kind; independent; autonomous:
a freestanding clinic, not connected with any hospital.

freestanding

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adjective

standing apart; not attached to or supported by another object
(in systemic grammar) denoting a clause that can stand alone as a sentence; denoting or being a main clause Compare bound 1

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of freestanding¹

First recorded in 1875–80; free + standing

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Eight machine gun vehicle mounts, seven freestanding machine gun tripods, medical equipment, 40 pairs of binoculars and 18 bayonets also went missing from the facility, police said.

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Most are freestanding, she added, “and don’t have other lines of income to keep us afloat.”

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In the exhibition, a cycle of elemental return and fundamental waste unfolds in slides projected from an automated tray onto an ordinary freestanding screen.

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They arranged the exhibition around a central gallery that features a plain rainbow of light arcing across a freestanding back wall.

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They leapt around their stalls, careful not to topple the freestanding dunes of spice powders, and hugged him.

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