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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024py•lon /ˈpaɪlɑn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Aeronauticsa marking post or tower for guiding an aircraft pilot.
- a relatively tall structure at the side of a gate, bridge, or avenue.
- Civil Engineeringa steel tower used as a support, as for supporting electrical wires.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024py•lon (pī′lon),USA pronunciation n. - Aeronauticsa 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.
- Architecturea 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.
- Civil Engineeringa steel tower or mast carrying high-tension lines, telephone wires, or other cables and lines.
- Aeronauticsa finlike device used to attach engines, auxiliary fuel tanks, bombs, etc., to an aircraft wing or fuselage.
- Greek pyló̄n gateway, gate tower
- 1840–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pylon /ˈpaɪlən/ n - 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek pulōn a gateway |