Found 2 items, similar to pylon.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pylon 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” [syn: power pylon]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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.]