Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pylon \Py"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a gateway.]
(a) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and
flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway.
[1913 Webster]
Massive pylons adorned with obelisks in front. --J.
W. Draper.
[1913 Webster]
(b) An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without
flanking towers).
[1913 Webster]
2. A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end
of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Aeronautics)
(a) Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now
abandoned) for an aeroplane.
(b) A post, tower, or the like, as on an aerodrome, or
flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed
course of flight.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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 power
lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"
[syn: {pylon}, {power pylon}]
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