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| py·lon [ p lòn, plən ] (plural py·lons) |
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1. metal tower supporting high-voltage cables: a tall metal tower typically made of crisscrossing steel bars that supports high-voltage cables across a long span
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2. roads
Same as traffic cone
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3. airfield tower to guide pilot: a tower erected at an airfield to mark a course for pilots, e.g. in a race
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4. bracket fixing something to aircraft body: a rigid metal bracket that attaches an external aircraft part such as an engine, fuel tank, or armament to the main body of the aircraft
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5. tall vertical part of structure: a tall vertical structure on or forming part of a building or other construction, especially an ancient structure, e.g. a decorative gateway or a monumental pillar
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| [Mid-19th century. < Greek pulōn "gateway" < pulē "gate"] |
