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Pylon   /pˈaɪlˌɑn/   Listen
noun
Pylon  n.  
1.
(a)
A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway. "Massive pylons adorned with obelisks in front."
(b)
An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers).
2.
A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.
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.





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"Pylon" Quotes from Famous Books



... Energy. Cardinell-Vincent, photo North Sea-Atlantic Ocean - Details, Fountain of Energy. Cardinell-Vincent, photo Mermaid Fountain - Festival Hall, South Gardens. Cardinell-Vincent, photo Torch Bearer - Finial Figure, Festival Hall. Cardinell-Vincent, photo The Muse and Pan - Pylon Group, Festival Hall. W. Zenis Newton, photo Boy Pan - Detail, Pylon Group, Festival Hall. Cardinell-Vincent, photo Detail, Spire Base, Palace of Horticulture. Cardinell-Vincent, photo Cortez - In Front of Tower of Jewels. J. L. Padilla, photo Pizarro - In Front ...
— The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition • Stella G. S. Perry


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