Definition of pedestal

• n. - 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.
• n. - A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
• n. - A pillow block; a low housing.
• n. - An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.