1) Air race marker 2) Air-race marker 3) Aircraft course marker 4) Aircraft race-course tower 5) Airfield tower 6) Airport tower 7) Architectural element 8) Aviation guide 9) Aviation marker 10) Aviation tower 11) Bridge marker 12) Bridge tower 13) Cable tower 14) Conical road marker 15) Construction cone
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[architecture] Pylon is the Greek term (Greek: πυλών) for a monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple (Egyptian: bxn.t in the Manuel de Codage transliteration). It consists of two tapering towers, each surmounted by a cornice, joined by a less elevated section which enclosed the entrance between them. The entrance was generally about ha...
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• (n.) A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span. • (n.) A post, tower, or the like, as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight. • (n.) Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now abandoned) for an aeroplan...
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(from the article `Faulkner, William`) ...took up flying in the early 1930s, bought a Waco cabin aircraft, and flew it in February 1934 to the dedication of Shushan Airport in New Orleans, ...
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(Greek: `gateway`), in modern construction, any tower that gives support, such as the steel towers between which electrical wires are strung, the ...
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In modern usage, a steel lattice tower that supports high-tension electrical cables. In ancient Egyptian architecture, a pylon is one of a pair of inward-sloping towers that flank an entrance. ...
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A player who is easy to get around due to lack of speed or skill.
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Py'lon noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a gateway.]
(a) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway. « Massive
pylons adorned with obelisks in front.»
J. W. Draper. (b) An Egyptian gateway to a large buildi...
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Py'lon noun 1. A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.
2. (Aëronautics) (a) Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now abandoned) for an aëroplane.
(b) A post, tower, or the like...
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[Football] a short orange marker at each of the end zone`s 4 corners.
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The usually orange marker that indicates each of the four corners of the end zone. If the ball carrier makes contact with a pylon before going out of bounds on a running play, a touchdown is scored even if the carrier never touches any other part of the end zone.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pī′lon Definitions: 1. A simple prosthesis, usually without joints, for a lower limb amputation.
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[
n] - a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race 2. [n] - a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension wires
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From the Greek word meaning 'gate' It is a monumental entrance wall of a temple. Pylons are the largest and least essential parts of a temple that is usually built last. Some temples have more then one set, the temple at Karnak has 10 Pylons.
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The support or mast for the rotors of a gyroplane or helicopter. Pylons are also occasionally used to brace, from above, the wings of a wire-braced monoplane or to protect the pilot from injury in a crash should the aeroplane overturn.
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power pylon noun a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; `power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists`
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In modern usage, a steel lattice tower that supports high-tension electrical cables. In ancient Egyptian architecture, a pylon is one of a pair of inward-sloping towers that flank an entrance
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A monumental gateway in the form of a pair of truncated pyramids serving as the entrance to ancient Egyptian temples.
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Massive structure at the entrance of a temple complex
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a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races. · a relatively tall structure at the side of a gate, bridge, or avenue, marking an entrance or approach. · a monumental tower forming the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple, consisting either of a pair of tall quadrilateral masonry masses with sloping sides and...
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