Pedestal

·noun A pillow block; a low housing.

II. Pedestal ·noun A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.

III. Pedestal ·noun An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.

IV. Pedestal ·noun 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.