column

: a long post made of steel, stone, etc., that is used as a support in a building

a  : a group of printed or written items (such as numbers or words) shown one under the other down a page

b  : any one of two or more sections of print that appear next to each other on a page and are separated by a blank space or a line — see picture at table

: an article in a newspaper or magazine that appears regularly and that is written by a particular writer or deals with a particular subject — see also advice column

: something that is tall and thin in shape — often + of — see also steering column

: a long row of people or things — often + of