Meanings
nounMorris column (plural Morris columns)
plural Morris columns
- A cylindrical outdoor sidewalk structure (like a column) used for advertising; an advertising column
Synonyms: advertising column, Litfaß column
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cylindrical outdoor sidewalk structure (like a column) used for advertising; an advertising column
Similar
advertising columnLitfaß column
Origin
In France, they were originally built by La Société Fermière des Colonnes Morris.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch peperbus, reclamezuil
- peperbuspillar for advertisements
- reclamezuilpillar for advertisements
- infozuilpillar for advertisements
- kioskpillar for advertisements
French colonne Morris
- colonne Morrispillar for advertisements
German Litfaßsäule
- Litfaßsäulepillar for advertisements
Hungarian hirdetőoszlop
- hirdetőoszloppillar for advertisements
Polish słup ogłoszeniowy
- słup ogłoszeniowypillar for advertisements
Russian афи́шная ту́мба
- афи́шная ту́мба (afíšnaja túmba)pillar for advertisements
Swedish annonspelare, affischpelare
- annonspelarepillar for advertisements
- affischpelarepillar for advertisements
- reklampelarepillar for advertisements
Cite this entry
APA
Morris column. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morris%20column
MLA
“Morris column.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morris%20column. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morris column,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morris%20column.
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