Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Standing or operating independently of anything else.

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  • adjective standing or set apart; not attached to anything

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  • adjective standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

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Examples

  • It's an extraordinary site because it's freestanding, which is very unusual in the district.

    unknown title 2011

  • Not sure what it is called a freestanding piece that you can hang an outfit on and one little shelf.

    craigslist | all for sale / wanted in SF bay area 2010

  • Anyway, one does tire of hearing Shakespeare used as some kind of freestanding indicator of literary knowledge.

    Where's Shakespeare? 2007

  • He brought it over and swung it open down the middle to make a kind of freestanding display.

    Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur, 1957- 1997

  • Tour guides brag about the Woodward Opera House, which is billed as the oldest "freestanding" opera theater in the country.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • Tour guides brag about the Woodward Opera House, which is billed as the oldest "freestanding" opera theater in the country.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • Tour guides brag about the Woodward Opera House, which is billed as the oldest "freestanding" opera theater in the country.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • All the better for testing out the tent's "freestanding" feature!

    unknown title 2009

  • The simplest raised beds are freestanding, meaning they are created by simply hoeing up soil to create a bed that†™ s higher than the surrounding soil.

    Kitchen Gardeners International 2008

  • The simplest raised beds are freestanding, meaning they are created by simply hoeing up soil to create a bed that†™ s higher than the surrounding soil.

    Kitchen Gardeners International 2008

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