earth pillar

基本解释

The basic structure of the xylonite houses, which is square and half under the earth. The pillar holes have two circles, four points symmetry and gather together to the center.
其房子的基本结构是方形（有时是不规整的方形）半地穴木构建筑：柱洞常呈回字形分布，四角相对，四角起斜脊向中心聚拢，形成支撑主体结构；
In the light of the sinking theory of earth pillar and earth arch, the new control indexes of base expansion are put forward. It proves to be correct by comparison with practical engineerings.
根据土柱下沉理论和土拱原理，提出了新的扩底控制指标，通过与实际工程的对比，证明是合理的。
The force-bearing features of pillar body, bed course and earth between pillars and the mutual acting force between them are discussed.
从水泥土桩复合地基的构成，对水泥土桩桩身、垫层及桩间土的受力特性及相互作用机理和施工注意事项进行了分析和探讨。

Well, the black man has functioned in the white man's world as a fixed star, as an immovable pillar: and as he moves out of his place, heaven and earth are shaken to their foundations.
NPR: An Author's Companion in Rage, Exile and Return

a landform consisting of a column of clay or earth capped and protected from erosion by a boulder