tetrapylon
Americannoun
plural
tetrapylaEtymology
Origin of tetrapylon
1900–05; < Greek, tetrápylon, noun use of neuter of tetrápylos having four gates. See tetra-, pylon
Example Sentences
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After recapturing the site in late 2016, militants destroyed the tetrapylon - a group of four pillared structures - and part of the Roman Theatre.
From BBC
The sites include the Unesco World Heritage site of Palmyra, where IS militants blew up the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, the tetrapylon - a stone platform supported by four columns - and part of a theatre.
From BBC
It destroyed parts of the Tetrapylon, a monument marking a bend in the ancient colonnade, and the facade of the second-century Roman Theater before it was driven from the city in March this year.
From Reuters
It destroyed parts of the Tetrapylon, a monument marking a bend in the ancient colonnade, and the facade of the second-century Roman Theater before it was driven from the city in March this year.
From Reuters
Curtains swung in the gaping windows of the Tetrapylon hotel.
From The Guardian
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