pylon, power pylon
(noun) a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; “power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists”
pylon
(noun) a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pylon (plural pylons)
A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
(aviation) A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc, to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
(aviation, historical) A starting derrick for an aeroplane.
(aviation, historical) A post, tower, etc. as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
An obelisk.
A traffic cone.
(American football) An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
(medicine) A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.
Source: Wiktionary
Py"lon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (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).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
