pylon
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py·lon
(pī′lŏn′)n.
1.
a. A movable, brightly colored cone or shaft of rubber that is used to signal something to be avoided, such as a hazard or work zone on a roadway.
b. Football A flexible, usually padded marker that stands upright at each corner of the end zone to facilitate judgments of close plays.
c. A tower marking a turning point in a race among aircraft.
2. A vertical supporting structure, especially:
a. A steel tower supporting high-tension wires.
b. A tower or shaft supporting a wind turbine.
c. A structure supporting a bridge deck.
3.
a. A large structure or group of structures marking an entrance or approach.
b. A monumental gateway in the form of a pair of tapered blocks serving as the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple.
4. A structure that attaches an aircraft engine to a plane's wing or fuselage.
[Greek pulōn, gateway, from pulē, gate.]
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pylon
(ˈpaɪlən)n
1. (Electrical Engineering) a large vertical steel tower-like structure supporting high-tension electrical cables
2. (Navigation) a post or tower for guiding pilots or marking a turning point in a race
3. (Aeronautics) a streamlined aircraft structure for attaching an engine pod, external fuel tank, etc, to the main body of the aircraft
4. (Architecture) a monumental gateway, such as one at the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple
5. (Medicine) a temporary artificial leg
[C19: from Greek pulōn a gateway]
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py•lon
(ˈpaɪ lɒn)n.
1. a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
2. a relatively tall structure at the side of a gate, bridge, or avenue.
3.
a. a monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple, usu. consisting of two towers with sloping sides flanking a doorway.
b. either of these towers.
4. a steel tower used as a support.
5. a finlike device used to attach auxiliary equipment to an aircraft.
[1840–50; < Greek pylṓn gateway, gate tower]
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pylon
A gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple.
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Noun | 1. | pylon - a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building |
2. | pylon - a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" tower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building |
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Translations
بُرْج إرْشاد في المَطاربُرْجُ كَهْرُبَاء
stožármaják
elmasthøjspændingsmastlandingslys
sähköpylväs
stup dalekovoda
jelzõoszloppülóntávvezetékoszlop
háspennumasturleiîarmerki
鉄塔パイロン塔塔門記念碑
목표탑
atrama
balsts
kraftledningsstolpe
เสาทำด้วยเหล็กสำหรับติดสายไฟฟ้า
pilondirekelektrik direğiişaret direği/kulesi
cột điện
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pylon
n → Mast m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pylon
(ˈpailən) , ((American) -lon) noun1. a tall steel tower for supporting electric power cables.
2. a guiding mark at an airfield.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
pylon
→ بُرْجُ كَهْرُبَاء stožár elmast Mast πυλώνας torre de alta tensión sähköpylväs pylône stup dalekovoda pilone 鉄塔 목표탑 pyloon høyspentmast pylon poste опора kraftledningsstolpe เสาทำด้วยเหล็กสำหรับติดสายไฟฟ้า elektrik direği cột điện 铁塔Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009