| 单词 | pylon |
| 释义 | pylon /puy"lon/, n. 1. a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races. 2. a relatively tall structure at the side of a gate, bridge, or avenue, marking an entrance or approach. 3. 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 a doorway between them or of one such mass pierced with a doorway. 4. a steel tower or mast carrying high-tension lines, telephone wires, or other cables and lines. 5. Aeron. a finlike device used to attach engines, auxiliary fuel tanks, bombs, etc., to an aircraft wing or fuselage. [1840-50; < Gk pylón gateway, gate tower] |
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