pylon

See also Pylon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυλών.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪlɒn

Noun

pylon (plural pylons)

1. A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple
2. A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
3. (aviation) A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
4. An obelisk.
   • 2012 January 1, Henry Petroski, “The Washington Monument”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 16: 

     The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a “true obelisk,” even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.

5. A traffic cone.
6. (American football) An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.

Pylons designating the corners of the end zone.

Translations

a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple

• French: pylône (fr) m
• German: Pylon (de) m
• Greek: πυλώνας (el) (pylónas) m 
• Hungarian: pülón (hu)

• Japanese: 塔門 (ja) (tōmon)
• Russian: пилон (ru) (pilón) m 
• Turkish: pilon (tr)

a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables

• French: pylône (fr) m
• German: Strommast (de) m
• Greek: πυλώνας (el) (pylónas) m 
• Italian: traliccio (it) m, pilone (it) m

• Japanese: 鉄塔 (ja) (tettō)
• Russian: опора (ru) (opóra) f , пилон (ru) (pilón) m 
• Spanish: torre (es)
• Turkish: pilon (tr)

aviation: a structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage

• Greek: πυλώνας (el) (pylónas) m 
• Japanese: パイロン (ja) (pairon)

• Russian: кабанчик (ru) (kabánčik) m 

obelisk — see obelisk

traffic cone — see traffic cone

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tower or gateway

• Korean: 탑 (tap) or 탑문 (tapmoon)
• Mandarin: 定向塔
• Dutch: pyloon m ingang m
• French: pylône m
• German: Mast m
• Italian: pilone m
• Portuguese: pilão m
• Spanish: pilón m

missile mounting

• Korean: 미사일 탑재 (misa'il tapje)
• Mandarin: 定向塔
• Dutch: pyloon m
• French: pylône m
• German: Mast m
• Italian: pilone m
• Portuguese: pilão m
• Spanish: pilón m