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1. (n.) pylon
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
2. pylon
a relatively tall structure at the side of a gate, bridge, or avenue.
3. pylon
a monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple, usu. consisting of two towers with sloping sides flanking a doorway.
4. pylon
either of these towers.
5. pylon
a steel tower used as a support.
6. pylon
a finlike device used to attach auxiliary equipment to an aircraft.
Etymology: (1840–50; < Gk pylṒn gateway, gate tower)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pylon
a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
2. (noun) pylon, power pylon
a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
"power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Pylon
a low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway
2. (noun) Pylon
an Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers)
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Sense: a tall steel tower for supporting electric power cables.
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 Afrikaans: ankermas |
 Arabic: بُرْج مَعْدَني لِدَعْم ال |
 Bulgarian: пилон |
 Brazilian: poste |
 Czech: stožár |
 German: der Hochspannungsmast |
 Danish: højspændingsmast |
 Greek: πυλώνας |
 Spanish: torre (de tendido eléctri |
 Estonian: tornmast |
 Farsi: دکل |
 Finnish: voimajohtopylväs |
 French: pylône |
 Hebrew: עַמוּד מֶתָח גָבוֹה |
 Hindi: तोरण |
 Hungarian: távvezetékoszlop |
 Indonesian: menara |
 Icelandic: háspennumastur |
 Italian: pilone |
 Japanese: 鉄塔 |
 Korean: 철탑 |
 Lithuanian: (elektros linijos) atrama |
 Latvian: balsts |
 Malay: pilon |
 Dutch: hoogspanningsmast |
 Norwegian: lys-/høyspentmast |
 Polish: słup (sieci elektrycznej) |
 Persian: پايه برق |
 Pashto: د بريښنا لپاره پايه، لويه |
 Portuguese: poste |
 Romanian: pilon |
 Russian: столб |
 Slovak: stožiar |
 Slovenian: jeklen steber |
 Serbian: stub dalekovoda |
 Swedish: kraftledningsstolpe |
 Thai: โครงเหล็กรับสายไฟฟ้าแรงสู |
 Turkish: pilon, direk |
 Taiwanese: 架高壓電線的鐵塔 |
 Ukrainian: пілон, опора |
 Urdu: بجلي کا کھمبا |
 Vietnamese: cột điện cao thế |
 Chinese: 架高压电线的铁塔 |
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