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Skylon, skylon Archit.|ˈskaɪlɒn|
[f. sky n.1, prob. after pylon.]
The name of a spindle-shaped filigree spire, illuminated at night, forming a prominent feature of the South Bank exhibition at the Festival of Britain in 1951. Also used transf. of other similar structures.
1950Times 11 Nov. 4/4 Mrs. A. G. S. Fidler, the wife of the chief architect to the Crawley Development Corporation, was informed yesterday that her suggestion of the name of ‘Skylon’ for the vertical feature of the Festival of Britain exhibition had been accepted. 1951John o' London's Weekly 11 May 280/2 Skylon..denoting something streamlined and precariously poised. 1959I. & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolch. ix. 169 The term Skylon..was found two years later [sc. after the Festival of Britain] to be a name for the lanky not only in London but as far away as Ruthin. 1961Daily Tel. 9 Nov. 28/5 The centrepiece of decoration is, perhaps, a gold skylon on the road from the airport [in Accra]. 1966Guardian 5 Nov. 7/5 There is an elegant skylon with a revolving restaurant on top. 1977Times 9 Feb. 16/3 Dominating the exhibition will be a Skylon-type structure recalling the Festival of Britain. |