pylon
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
a relatively tall structure at the side of a gate, bridge, or avenue, marking an entrance or approach.
a monumental tower forming the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple, consisting either of a pair of tall quadrilateral masonry masses with sloping sides and a doorway between them or of one such mass pierced with a doorway.
a steel tower or mast carrying high-tension lines, telephone wires, or other cables and lines.
Aeronautics. a finlike device used to attach engines, auxiliary fuel tanks, bombs, etc., to an aircraft wing or fuselage.
Origin of pylon
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How to use pylon in a sentence
They are attached to the wings on pylons and under any impact will break away.
Mysterious Debris Near Australia Looks like MH370’s Wing | Clive Irving | March 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo pylons, no chemical-poisoned swamps, no cylindrical gas tanks.
Above them, the burning brilliance of a star gave strange glow and color to the crystal pylons.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyIn places, huge masses of carven stone—pylons—still stand upright, rising like hills.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre LotiAnd then, leaving behind me the pylons guarded by the broken giants, I thread my way among the palaces of the centre.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre Loti
Farther on we come upon the second pylons, foundered also, before which stands a row of Pharaohs.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre LotiAnd here now are the third pylons, flanked by their two marching giants, who have neither head nor shoulders.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre Loti
British Dictionary definitions for pylon
/ (ˈpaɪlən) /
a large vertical steel tower-like structure supporting high-tension electrical cables
a post or tower for guiding pilots or marking a turning point in a race
a streamlined aircraft structure for attaching an engine pod, external fuel tank, etc, to the main body of the aircraft
a monumental gateway, such as one at the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple
a temporary artificial leg
Origin of pylon
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