transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpī-ˌlän, -lən ]
noun
Etymology: Greek pylōn, from pylē gate
Date: 1850
1.
a. : a usually massive gateway
b. : an ancient Egyptian gateway building in a truncated pyramidal form
c. : a monumental mass flanking an entranceway or an approach to a bridge
2.
a. chiefly British : a tower for supporting either end of usually a number of wires over a long span
b. : any of various towerlike structures
3.
a. : a post or tower marking a prescribed course of flight for an airplane
b. : traffic cone
c. : one of the flexible upright markers positioned on a football field at the corners of the end zone
4. : a rigid structure on the outside of an aircraft for supporting something (as an engine or missile) — see airplane illustration
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pylon 1b
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