pylon.
A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
Meaning & usage
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.
A pillar used to support a bridge.
A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
A starting derrick for an aeroplane.
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.
An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
An ineffective, useless player.
The defensemen have been total pylons tonight!
A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυλών (pulṓn, “gateway”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.