py|lon

py|lon
py|lon «PY lon», noun.
1. a post or tower for guiding aviators, especially as a marker for the course to be flown in an air race.
2. a tall steel framework used to carry high-tension wires across country: »

The caption…implies that overhead lines in Borrowdale are to be erected on lattice towers—commonly referred to as “pylons” (London Times).

3. one of a pair of high supporting structures of masonry marking an entrance at either side of a bridge.
4. a gateway, particularly of an Egyptian temple, usually consisting of two huge towers.
5. a vertical structure attached to an aircraft's wing, fuselage, or other surface to support an engine, fuel tank, etc.: »

These devices, known as pylons, are part of the underbelly of F-84 Thunderjets (Science News Letter).

[< Greek pyl gateway < pýlē gate]

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