C-pillar

noun

The vertical support dividing a car's rear window from its rear windscreen, or, if the car has an additional window and D-pillar, the support dividing the central and rear windows.

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Meanings

nounC-pillar (plural C-pillars)

plural C-pillars

  1. automotiveThe vertical support dividing a car's rear window from its rear windscreen, or, if the car has an additional window and D-pillar, the support dividing the central and rear windows.

Translations

Finnish C-pilari
  • C-pilariautomotive: vertical support
Swedish C-stolpe
  • C-stolpeautomotive: vertical support
Cite this entry
APA

C-pillar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C-pillar

MLA

“C-pillar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C-pillar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “C-pillar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C-pillar.

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