a large post, such as a lamppost or utility pole · goalpost (one of the two vertical side poles of a goal) · center (a player who plays closest to the basket)
column (an upright supporting beam) · a free-standing column or pillar, pole · bar (in a bar chart, a longish shape with some volume)
çekim: çoğul pylväät · tamlayan pylvään
köken: Proto-Finnic *pülvä + -äs. Related to Ingrian pylvä (“wooden strut”), Karelian pylväš and Votic pülvä (“wooden strut”) (Mati); the Finnish and Karelian words are likely extended with -as from the word that survives in Ingrian and Votic.