'Pylon' definitions:
Definition of 'pylon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
noun
A large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" [syn: pylon, power pylon]
Definition of 'Pylon'
From: 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.]
Synonyms of 'pylon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antenna tower,
- archway,
- back door,
- barbican,
- barway,
- beacon,
- beam,
- belfry,
- bell tower,
- bulkhead,
- campanile,
- carriage entrance,
- cellar door,
- cellarway,
- colossus,
- column,
- cupola,
- derrick,
- dome,
- door,
- doorjamb,
- doorpost,
- doorway,
- fan marker,
- fire tower,
- flare path,
- French door,
- front door,
- gate,
- gatepost,
- gateway,
- hatch,
- hatchway,
- lantern,
- lighthouse,
- lintel,
- marker,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mast,
- minaret,
- monument,
- obelisk,
- observation tower,
- pagoda,
- pilaster,
- pillar,
- pinnacle,
- pole,
- porch,
- portal,
- porte cochere,
- postern,
- propylaeum,
- pyramid,
- racon,
- radar beacon,
- radio beacon,
- scuttle,
- shaft,
- side door,
- skyscraper,
- spire,
- standpipe,
- steeple,
- stile,
- storm door,
- stupa,
- television mast,
- threshold,
- tollgate,
- tope,
- tour,
- tower,
- trap,
- trap door,
- turnpike,
- turnstile,
- turret,
- water tower,
- wind cone,
- wind indicator,
- wind sock,
- windmill tower