Pylon /(?)/
Py·lon
Pylon
n.
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A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway.
Massive pylons adorned with obelisks in front.
- An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers).
- A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.
- Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now abandoned) for an aeroplane. (Aeronautics)