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pylon 音標拼音: [p'ɑɪl ,ɑn] n. 塔門,路標塔 塔門,路標塔 pylon n 1: a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race 2: a large vertical steel tower supporting high- tension power lines; " power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" [ synonym: { pylon}, { power pylon}] 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.] 84 Moby Thesaurus words for " pylon": French door, 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, 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
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