Py"lon, n. 1. A
tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end of a wire, as
for a telegraph line, over a long span.
2. (Aëronautics) (a)
Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now abandoned)
for an aëroplane. (b) A post, tower,
or the like, as on an aërodrome, or flying ground, serving to
bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
||Py"lon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a
gateway.] (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).
Py"lon, n. 1. A
tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end of a wire, as
for a telegraph line, over a long span.
2. (Aëronautics) (a)
Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now abandoned)
for an aëroplane. (b) A post, tower,
or the like, as on an aërodrome, or flying ground, serving to
bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
