About The Word Pylon
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Pylon
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What's The Definition Of Pylon?
[n] a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension wires
[n] a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race Synonyms | Synonyms for Pylon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pylon: See Also | tower Pylon In Webster's Dictionary \Py"lon\, n.
1. A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end
of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.
2. (A["e]ronautics)
(a) Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now
abandoned) for an a["e]roplane.
(b) A post, tower, or the like, as on an a["e]rodrome, or
flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed
course of flight.
\Py"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a gateway.] (a) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway. Massive pylons adorned with obelisks in front. --J. W. Draper. (b) An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers). |
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