wooden post
Vertical lumber piece
A wooden post is a vertical timber set in the ground to support a structure, mark a boundary, or anchor fencing.
Posts form the backbone of fences, decks, porches, and signs.
The term emphasizes the material—distinguishing from metal or concrete posts: The farmer drove wooden posts along the property line.
- stakeSharpened post or share
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- pillarUpright architectural support
- beamStructural support member
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
telephone pole · timber · piling · hitching · signpost · upright · stanchion · splinter · grain · weathered · knothole · cedar · oak · old growth · rustic · driven · planted · carved
- fenceschain link fence, electric fence, picket fence, privacy fence, vinyl fence
- mooring hardwarebollard, cleat, bitt