Antonyms for pylon

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pahy-lon

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpaɪ lɒn

Definition of pylon

Origin : 1823, "gateway to an Egyptian temple," from Greek pylon "gateway," from pyle "gate, wing of a pair of double gates; an entrance, entrance into a country; mountain pass; narrow strait of water," of unknown origin. Meaning "tower for guiding aviators" (1909) led to that of "steel tower for high-tension wires" (1923).

As in gateway : noun entry to place
As in obelisk : noun stone pillar
As in column : noun pillar

Example sentences :

At the top of the worn stone stairway, cut in the pylon, I met Biddy.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Pylon, or Pro-Pylon, the portal or front of an Egyptian temple.
Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith

Six days had gone by, and Queen Neter-Tua starved in the pylon tower.
Extract from : « Morning Star » by H. Rider Haggard

Through the pylon window-place crept the first grey light of dawn.
Extract from : « Morning Star » by H. Rider Haggard

Remember when we starved in the pylon tower at Memphis, and what befell us there.
Extract from : « Morning Star » by H. Rider Haggard

From the pylon a superb view may be gained of the ruins of Karnak.
Extract from : « The Critic in the Orient » by George Hamlin Fitch

Then the Priest went to the pylon and stood in the shadow of the gate.
Extract from : « The World's Desire » by H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang

Knowest thou that she waited for thee there by the pylon gate?
Extract from : « The World's Desire » by H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang

I hurried through them, and reached the entrance to the pylon that is at the outer gate.
Extract from : « Cleopatra » by H. Rider Haggard

This pylon is 376 feet wide at the widest part and 50 feet thick.
Extract from : « A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) » by Georges Perrot

Synonyms for pylon

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