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um-BREL-uh-stand/ʌmˈbrelə stænd/

An umbrella stand (id: umbrella-stand) is a tall container by a door for holding wet umbrellas. A coat hook is for coats; a porch is the space. Library: leave the brolly in the umbrella stand; dripping into the library is a slip risk.

Meaning

A tall container by a door for holding wet umbrellas.

Examples

• “Leave the brolly in the umbrella stand; dripping into the library is a slip risk.”
• “The reception umbrella stand is not a walking-stick store; mobility aids still go with the pupil.”

Good to know

an umbrella stand. Contrast: a coat hook / a porch. Reception / library. Countable stands. Mix-up: a stand in sport is seating; this stand holds umbrellas.

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