資料來源 : pyDict

塔門,路標塔

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pylon \Py"lon\, n.
   1. A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end
      of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.

   2. (A["e]ronautics)
      (a) Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now
          abandoned) for an a["e]roplane.
      (b) A post, tower, or the like, as on an a["e]rodrome, or
          flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed
          course of flight.

Pylon \Py"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a gateway.]
   (a) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and
       flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway.

             Massive pylons adorned with obelisks in front. --J.
                                                  W. Draper.
   (b) An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without
       flanking towers).

資料來源 : WordNet®

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}]