noun
Meaning 1
A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Standard Lemma guide
pylon
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpaɪ.lɒn/
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UK, also, uncommon: /ˈpaɪ.lən/
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noun
Meaning 2
A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: electricity pylon, transmission tower
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 4
A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 6
A starting derrick for an aeroplane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
A post, tower, etc. as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 8
An obelisk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
A traffic cone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 10
An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 11
An ineffective, useless player.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
Examples
- The defensemen have been total pylons tonight!
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noun
Meaning 12
A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 13
a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: power pylon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tower
noun
Meaning 14
a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: tower
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυλών (pulṓn, “gateway”).
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: pilono — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Finnish: pyloni — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- French: pylône — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- German: Pylon — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Greek: πυλώνας (pylónas) — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Hungarian: pülón — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Italian: pilone — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Japanese: 塔門 (tōmon) — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Norwegian Bokmål: pylon — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Portuguese: pilone — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Portuguese: pilono — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Romanian: pilon — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Russian: пило́н (pilón) — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Serbo-Croatian: пилон — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Serbo-Croatian: pilon — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Sicilian: piluni — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Turkish: pilon — a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
- Bulgarian: стълб (stǎlb) — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Czech: stožár — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Esperanto: pilono — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Finnish: sähköpylväs — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- French: pylône — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- German: Strommast — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Greek: πυλώνας (pylónas) — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Italian: traliccio — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Italian: pilone — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Japanese: 鉄塔 (tettō) — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Māori: pouhiko — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Māori: pouwaea — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Māori: pou hiko matua — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Polish: słup wysokiego napięcia — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Portuguese: torre — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Portuguese: poste — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Russian: опо́ра (opóra) — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Russian: пило́н (pilón) — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Spanish: torre — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Swedish: elstolpe — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Turkish: pilon — a towerlike structure used to support high-voltage electricity cables
- Finnish: kannatinpylväs — part of a bridge
- Finnish: pyloni — part of a bridge
- Russian: пило́н (pilón) — part of a bridge
- Serbo-Croatian: пилон — part of a bridge
- Serbo-Croatian: pilon — part of a bridge
- Spanish: pilote — part of a bridge
- Spanish: pilón — part of a bridge
- Turkish: pilon — part of a bridge
- Finnish: kiinnike — aviation: a structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage
- Finnish: kiinnityskohta — aviation: a structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage
- Finnish: pyloni — aviation: a structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage
- Greek: πυλώνας (pylónas) — aviation: a structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage
- Japanese: パイロン (pairon) — aviation: a structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage
- Portuguese: pilone — aviation: a structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage
- Russian: каба́нчик (kabánčik) — aviation: a structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage