pylon
n.
tower used to support electrical or other wires; guide tower that serves as a landmark for airplanes; tall structure marking a gate or entrance
Electricity pylon
pylon
Noun
1. a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
(hypernym) tower
2. a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists"
(synonym) power pylon
(hypernym) tower
Pylon
(n.)
An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers).
(n.)
A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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pylon
Synonyms and related words:
French door, antenna tower, archway, back door, barbican, barway, beacon, beam, belfry, bell tower, bulkhead, campanile, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, colossus, column, cupola, derrick, dome, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, fan marker, fire tower, flare path, front door, gate, gatepost, gateway, hatch, hatchway, lantern, lighthouse, lintel, marker, martello, martello tower, mast, minaret, monument, obelisk, observation tower, pagoda, pilaster, pillar, pinnacle, pole, porch, portal, porte cochere, postern, propylaeum, pyramid, racon, radar beacon, radio beacon, scuttle, shaft, side door, skyscraper, spire, standpipe, steeple, stile, storm door, stupa, television mast, threshold, tollgate, tope, tour, tower, trap, trap door, turnpike, turnstile, turret, water tower, wind cone, wind indicator, wind sock, windmill tower
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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