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pylon |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pylon \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pylon \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). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pylon n 1: a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race 2: a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension wires
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