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Definition: Pedestal coil
Pedestal
\Ped"es*tal\, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi['e]destal,
It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing
place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See
Foot, and
Stall, and
Footstall.]
1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp,
or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It
consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and
the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of
Column.
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Build him a pedestal, and say,
“Stand there!”
--Cowper.
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2.
(a) (Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a
truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
(b) (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing.
(c) (Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the
foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests
on a pier.
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Pedestal coil (steam Heating), a group of connected
straight pipes arranged side by side and one above
another, -- used in a radiator.
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