pylon 音标拼音: [p'ɑɪl
, ɑn]
n . 塔门,路标塔
塔门,路标塔
pylon n 1 :
a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race 2 :
a large vertical steel tower supporting high -
tension power lines ; "
power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists "
[
synonym : {
pylon }, {
power pylon }]
Pylon \
Py "
lon \,
n . [
NL .,
fr .
Gr . ?
a gateway .]
(
a )
A low tower ,
having a truncated pyramidal form ,
and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway .
[
1913 Webster ]
Massive pylons adorned with obelisks in front . --
J .
W .
Draper .
[
1913 Webster ]
(
b )
An Egyptian gateway to a large building (
with or without flanking towers ).
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A tower ,
commonly of steelwork ,
for supporting either end of a wire ,
as for a telegraph line ,
over a long span .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
3 . (
Aeronautics )
(
a )
Formerly ,
a starting derrick (
the use of which is now abandoned )
for an aeroplane .
(
b )
A post ,
tower ,
or the like ,
as on an aerodrome ,
or flying ground ,
serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
84 Moby Thesaurus words for "
pylon ":
French door ,
antenna tower ,
archway ,
back door ,
barbican ,
barway ,
beacon ,
beam ,
belfry ,
bell tower ,
bulkhead ,
campanile ,
carriage entrance ,
cellar door ,
cellarway ,
colossus ,
column ,
cupola ,
derrick ,
dome ,
door ,
doorjamb ,
doorpost ,
doorway ,
fan marker ,
fire tower ,
flare path ,
front door ,
gate ,
gatepost ,
gateway ,
hatch ,
hatchway ,
lantern ,
lighthouse ,
lintel ,
marker ,
martello ,
martello tower ,
mast ,
minaret ,
monument ,
obelisk ,
observation tower ,
pagoda ,
pilaster ,
pillar ,
pinnacle ,
pole ,
porch ,
portal ,
porte cochere ,
postern ,
propylaeum ,
pyramid ,
racon ,
radar beacon ,
radio beacon ,
scuttle ,
shaft ,
side door ,
skyscraper ,
spire ,
standpipe ,
steeple ,
stile ,
storm door ,
stupa ,
television mast ,
threshold ,
tollgate ,
tope ,
tour ,
tower ,
trap ,
trap door ,
turnpike ,
turnstile ,
turret ,
water tower ,
wind cone ,
wind indicator ,
wind sock ,
windmill tower
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