<VV> pillar: automotive definition

[Wrsssatty at aol.com]

<the definition of a pillar is roughly, the hinged side of a gate. Someone 
with a dictionary on their computer might cut and paste the actual Webster 
verbage for us.>

Webster, schmebster.  What matters is the automotive definition.  Check out 
Car and Driver's on-line dictionary:

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=24&article_id=4534&page_num
ber=1

For instance, they have this to say:
<B-pillar
The roof support between a car's front door window and rear side window, if 
there is one.>
Note:  "roof support."
Bill Stanley