Pylon



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.高压电线架, 桥塔
• ［英］ n.高压电线架, 桥塔 ( any of various towerlike structures)
• ［类］ strut : wing / guy : pylon ( 支杆支撑机翼 / 支索支撑高压电线架)

Webster Collegiate

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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