Definition of pylon in English:

pylon

noun ˈpʌɪlɒnˈpʌɪlənˈpaɪˌlɑn

1A tall tower-like structure used for carrying electricity cables high above the ground.
（架高压输电线的）电缆塔
Example sentencesExamples
- Eden was also battered by winds of up to 100 mph, bringing down trees and electricity pylons and cutting off homes during the weekend.
- Exhausted helicopter crews scrambled to pluck desperate victims from trees, rooftops and electricity pylons.
- Similarly, experts and lay people have long expressed concern at the impact on people's health of living near electricity pylons.
- The storm, which also flattened several power pylons, left much of the Eastern Cape without electricity.
- Concerns are also growing over the pylons needed to carry electricity from remote parts of the Highlands and the Borders.
- Just before touchdown the pilot became aware of an electricity pylon coming into view from behind a tree.
- Other Scottish sites are located near railway lines, dumps, electricity pylons and canals.
- People will say that they were told 30 years ago that tobacco was safe and that electricity pylons were safe.
- Use should also be made of existing buildings and other structures, such as electricity pylons, to site new antennas.
- The complex will comprise dozens of pylons, nine electricity substations and five quarries.
- There is no escaping the 80 ft tall high-voltage pylons in the Shortlees estate.
- He is all too aware of the potential for property prices to fall when pylons are erected nearby.
- His favourite photograph was one of a towering electricity pylon and a large graffiti mural in Mitcham town centre.
- Nearby, some wires hang from the base of an electricity pylon, to which a box seems to be attached.
- The streets are a tangle of stinted electricity pylons and cat's cradle power lines.
- Bandits and looters continue to bring down pylons carrying high voltage cables out in the desert road.
- A spokeswoman said: ‘The owl is perched on one of our high voltage electricity pylons.’
- Children living close to electricity pylons face a greater risk of contracting leukaemia, it was officially acknowledged yesterday.
- The decision means National Grid can now go on to Mrs Craven's land and begin constructing the pylons.
- They have blown up power pylons and blocked roads with booby-trapped vehicles.
1. 1.1 A tower or post marking a path for light aircraft, cars, or other vehicles, especially in racing.
  （尤指比赛用）标塔，定向塔；标杆
  Example sentencesExamples
  After climbing onto the stubwing and then the aft pylon, I went up to the aft rotor head to survey all that was mine.
  Our crew chief said we had external damage on the starboard aft pylon that appeared to be related to some type of explosion.
  Swing left here and follow the path under pylons with the wall on the left.
  The eight 23 metres pylons suspend an elaborate system which allows for light to be cast also on the practice pitch.
  The lights, consisting of eight pylons - each holding eight 1,000 watt, amps were powered by a portable generator.
  The room had already been lit by moveable light pylons, a leftover from when Wily had first set up operations there.
  However, it also saw one of the last great racing biplanes take to the pylons - the Laird Super Solution.
  However, on 3 December 1937, the aircraft crashed while rounding the first pylon, possibly due to a high-speed stall.
  He stops at a floodlight pylon and looks up at a broken hoarding.
  Officials said it struck a pothole on the runway, hit a pylon and then plunged into a house near the airport in the town of Busia.
  Aerial bombs or radio beacons are suspended from external bomb racks on detachable pylons.
  This went on for a couple of pylons and then Steve lost sight of Bill and wondered where he was.
  At the next pylon the controls reversed but by yanking back the throttle he regained control.
  The dust and dirt situation really cut down on visibility and I could only see from pylon to pylon.
  Flickering to life, a small light shone from the pylon's centre as the Head Lorekeeper heard a familiar voice in her mind.
  After a 0-0 draw, the most exciting action was a spectator climbing up a floodlight pylon!
  Synonyms
  flagpole, flagstaff, pole, post, rod, support, upright
2. 1.2 A monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple formed by two truncated pyramidal towers.
  （古埃及庙宇的）塔式门楼，埃及式门楼
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both stand guard over a giant pylon of the mortuary temple of Amenophis the Third.
  There are three pylons surrounding the gate, and I'll bet that this inscription is repeated two more times, once on each of the walls.
  But as she walked between the huge pylons of the temple, Miri's soul shrivelled inside her.
  But only the next morning could we fathom the magnificence of the temple with its huge pylons and obelisks.
  Synonyms
  barrier, wicket, wicket gate, lychgate, five-barred gate, turnstile
2A structure on the wing of an aircraft used for supporting an engine or carrying a weapon, fuel tank, or other load.
（机翼上悬挂发动机，武器，燃料箱或其他负载的）外挂架，吊架
Example sentencesExamples
- The F4U-lC had other improvements which included pylons under the stub wings and a center line fuselage pylon.
- A center-line pylon was added to carry a bomb or fuel tank.
- Also, eight new underwing pylons were added to carry a variety of weapons.
- For launch, the missile was dropped from the pylon, the tail cone was ejected, and the first motor stage ignited.
- The leading edge of my left outboard pylon dented the trailing edge of the adjacent jet's right stabilator.
- The aircraft can carry two jettisonable fuel tanks each with a capacity of 1,136 liters on the underwing pylons.
- Also, the aircraft was fitted with underwing pylons that could carry up to two 1000-lb bombs or additional fuel tanks.
- Each wing carries four stores pylons: three outboard and one inboard of the wheel fairing.
- External fuel tanks can be carried on the pylons under the wings and jettisoned if necessary.
- The aircraft was configured with three external fuel tanks and four missiles on the wing pylons.
- A missile immediately shot out from one of weapons pylons and bore down on the rock.
- Finally, the addition of pylons and drop tanks mitigated the F - 80 and F - 84 bomb load and range limitations.
- The MH - 60S has the Black Hawk's provisions for mounting the external pylons to carry stores and equipment.
- Maintainers learned to work on pylons that hold the bombs.
- The Mauler carried four 20 mm cannon and was fitted with 15 pylons under the wings and fuselage.
- The answer to the problem was to hang immense fuel tanks from underwing pylons.
- Israel Military Industries supplies most of the weapons pylons and racks and the external fuel tanks.
- The plane was slick - no pylons, no tanks, a beautiful sight, rarely seen in the fleet.
- The missiles are suspended from four underwing pylons.
3North American A plastic cone used to mark areas of roads.
Example sentencesExamples
- Suddenly, we came to a set of pylons in the middle of the road, signaling us to bear either left or right.
- Ata was quick to jump over the edge and grab the cone pylon in her mouth.
- The amendments as drafted would not allow transmission operators to put pylons in the road corridor.
- The driver died after flying over a bump in the road and hitting a pylon which collapsed on to spectators.
- Why not stick a big space pylon out there and race around the pylon and back?
- At the time, the Reno Air Races were starting up and John thought it might be fun to take the big Cat around the pylons.
- There are a handful of environments to race in, with various tracks - marked by arrows and pylons - to conquer.
- One of them was placed inside the end zone pylon.
- ‘I always loved the sight of those Sea Furys going around the pylons,’ said Mike.
- The racer's last outing around the pylons was during the 1937 National Air Races at Cleveland.
- It was Detroyat going by me as though I was tied and cutting in close to the pylon much in the same style Don Rae uses.
- High-speed turns at any angle are tiring and the more pylons there are, the greater the chance to miss one.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek pulōn, from pulē 'gate'.

Rhymes

upsilon

Definition of pylon in US English:

pylon

nounˈpaɪˌlɑnˈpīˌlän

1A tower used for carrying power lines high above the ground.
Example sentencesExamples
- The streets are a tangle of stinted electricity pylons and cat's cradle power lines.
- Just before touchdown the pilot became aware of an electricity pylon coming into view from behind a tree.
- He is all too aware of the potential for property prices to fall when pylons are erected nearby.
- A spokeswoman said: ‘The owl is perched on one of our high voltage electricity pylons.’
- There is no escaping the 80 ft tall high-voltage pylons in the Shortlees estate.
- His favourite photograph was one of a towering electricity pylon and a large graffiti mural in Mitcham town centre.
- Other Scottish sites are located near railway lines, dumps, electricity pylons and canals.
- Similarly, experts and lay people have long expressed concern at the impact on people's health of living near electricity pylons.
- Exhausted helicopter crews scrambled to pluck desperate victims from trees, rooftops and electricity pylons.
- Bandits and looters continue to bring down pylons carrying high voltage cables out in the desert road.
- Eden was also battered by winds of up to 100 mph, bringing down trees and electricity pylons and cutting off homes during the weekend.
- The decision means National Grid can now go on to Mrs Craven's land and begin constructing the pylons.
- People will say that they were told 30 years ago that tobacco was safe and that electricity pylons were safe.
- Use should also be made of existing buildings and other structures, such as electricity pylons, to site new antennas.
- Concerns are also growing over the pylons needed to carry electricity from remote parts of the Highlands and the Borders.
- Nearby, some wires hang from the base of an electricity pylon, to which a box seems to be attached.
- The complex will comprise dozens of pylons, nine electricity substations and five quarries.
- Children living close to electricity pylons face a greater risk of contracting leukaemia, it was officially acknowledged yesterday.
- They have blown up power pylons and blocked roads with booby-trapped vehicles.
- The storm, which also flattened several power pylons, left much of the Eastern Cape without electricity.
1. 1.1 A tower or post marking a path for light aircraft, cars, or other vehicles, especially in racing.
  （尤指比赛用）标塔，定向塔；标杆
  Example sentencesExamples
  Swing left here and follow the path under pylons with the wall on the left.
  The lights, consisting of eight pylons - each holding eight 1,000 watt, amps were powered by a portable generator.
  After a 0-0 draw, the most exciting action was a spectator climbing up a floodlight pylon!
  The eight 23 metres pylons suspend an elaborate system which allows for light to be cast also on the practice pitch.
  The room had already been lit by moveable light pylons, a leftover from when Wily had first set up operations there.
  At the next pylon the controls reversed but by yanking back the throttle he regained control.
  He stops at a floodlight pylon and looks up at a broken hoarding.
  Aerial bombs or radio beacons are suspended from external bomb racks on detachable pylons.
  After climbing onto the stubwing and then the aft pylon, I went up to the aft rotor head to survey all that was mine.
  However, it also saw one of the last great racing biplanes take to the pylons - the Laird Super Solution.
  Flickering to life, a small light shone from the pylon's centre as the Head Lorekeeper heard a familiar voice in her mind.
  Our crew chief said we had external damage on the starboard aft pylon that appeared to be related to some type of explosion.
  This went on for a couple of pylons and then Steve lost sight of Bill and wondered where he was.
  Officials said it struck a pothole on the runway, hit a pylon and then plunged into a house near the airport in the town of Busia.
  The dust and dirt situation really cut down on visibility and I could only see from pylon to pylon.
  However, on 3 December 1937, the aircraft crashed while rounding the first pylon, possibly due to a high-speed stall.
  Synonyms
  flagpole, flagstaff, pole, post, rod, support, upright
2. 1.2 A monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple formed by two truncated pyramidal towers.
  （古埃及庙宇的）塔式门楼，埃及式门楼
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both stand guard over a giant pylon of the mortuary temple of Amenophis the Third.
  But only the next morning could we fathom the magnificence of the temple with its huge pylons and obelisks.
  There are three pylons surrounding the gate, and I'll bet that this inscription is repeated two more times, once on each of the walls.
  But as she walked between the huge pylons of the temple, Miri's soul shrivelled inside her.
  Synonyms
  barrier, wicket, wicket gate, lychgate, five-barred gate, turnstile
2A structure on the wing of an aircraft used for carrying an engine, weapon, fuel tank, or other load.
（机翼上悬挂发动机，武器，燃料箱或其他负载的）外挂架，吊架
Example sentencesExamples
- The missiles are suspended from four underwing pylons.
- The F4U-lC had other improvements which included pylons under the stub wings and a center line fuselage pylon.
- External fuel tanks can be carried on the pylons under the wings and jettisoned if necessary.
- The Mauler carried four 20 mm cannon and was fitted with 15 pylons under the wings and fuselage.
- A center-line pylon was added to carry a bomb or fuel tank.
- The leading edge of my left outboard pylon dented the trailing edge of the adjacent jet's right stabilator.
- The MH - 60S has the Black Hawk's provisions for mounting the external pylons to carry stores and equipment.
- A missile immediately shot out from one of weapons pylons and bore down on the rock.
- The aircraft can carry two jettisonable fuel tanks each with a capacity of 1,136 liters on the underwing pylons.
- Each wing carries four stores pylons: three outboard and one inboard of the wheel fairing.
- The plane was slick - no pylons, no tanks, a beautiful sight, rarely seen in the fleet.
- Maintainers learned to work on pylons that hold the bombs.
- For launch, the missile was dropped from the pylon, the tail cone was ejected, and the first motor stage ignited.
- Finally, the addition of pylons and drop tanks mitigated the F - 80 and F - 84 bomb load and range limitations.
- The answer to the problem was to hang immense fuel tanks from underwing pylons.
- The aircraft was configured with three external fuel tanks and four missiles on the wing pylons.
- Also, the aircraft was fitted with underwing pylons that could carry up to two 1000-lb bombs or additional fuel tanks.
- Also, eight new underwing pylons were added to carry a variety of weapons.
- Israel Military Industries supplies most of the weapons pylons and racks and the external fuel tanks.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek pulōn, from pulē ‘gate’.

词汇	pylon
释义	Definition of pylon in English: pylon noun ˈpʌɪlɒnˈpʌɪlənˈpaɪˌlɑn 1A tall tower-like structure used for carrying electricity cables high above the ground. （架高压输电线的）电缆塔 Example sentencesExamples Eden was also battered by winds of up to 100 mph, bringing down trees and electricity pylons and cutting off homes during the weekend. Exhausted helicopter crews scrambled to pluck desperate victims from trees, rooftops and electricity pylons. Similarly, experts and lay people have long expressed concern at the impact on people's health of living near electricity pylons. The storm, which also flattened several power pylons, left much of the Eastern Cape without electricity. Concerns are also growing over the pylons needed to carry electricity from remote parts of the Highlands and the Borders. Just before touchdown the pilot became aware of an electricity pylon coming into view from behind a tree. Other Scottish sites are located near railway lines, dumps, electricity pylons and canals. People will say that they were told 30 years ago that tobacco was safe and that electricity pylons were safe. Use should also be made of existing buildings and other structures, such as electricity pylons, to site new antennas. The complex will comprise dozens of pylons, nine electricity substations and five quarries. There is no escaping the 80 ft tall high-voltage pylons in the Shortlees estate. He is all too aware of the potential for property prices to fall when pylons are erected nearby. His favourite photograph was one of a towering electricity pylon and a large graffiti mural in Mitcham town centre. Nearby, some wires hang from the base of an electricity pylon, to which a box seems to be attached. The streets are a tangle of stinted electricity pylons and cat's cradle power lines. Bandits and looters continue to bring down pylons carrying high voltage cables out in the desert road. A spokeswoman said: ‘The owl is perched on one of our high voltage electricity pylons.’ Children living close to electricity pylons face a greater risk of contracting leukaemia, it was officially acknowledged yesterday. The decision means National Grid can now go on to Mrs Craven's land and begin constructing the pylons. They have blown up power pylons and blocked roads with booby-trapped vehicles. 1.1 A tower or post marking a path for light aircraft, cars, or other vehicles, especially in racing. （尤指比赛用）标塔，定向塔；标杆 Example sentencesExamples After climbing onto the stubwing and then the aft pylon, I went up to the aft rotor head to survey all that was mine. Our crew chief said we had external damage on the starboard aft pylon that appeared to be related to some type of explosion. Swing left here and follow the path under pylons with the wall on the left. The eight 23 metres pylons suspend an elaborate system which allows for light to be cast also on the practice pitch. The lights, consisting of eight pylons - each holding eight 1,000 watt, amps were powered by a portable generator. The room had already been lit by moveable light pylons, a leftover from when Wily had first set up operations there. However, it also saw one of the last great racing biplanes take to the pylons - the Laird Super Solution. However, on 3 December 1937, the aircraft crashed while rounding the first pylon, possibly due to a high-speed stall. He stops at a floodlight pylon and looks up at a broken hoarding. Officials said it struck a pothole on the runway, hit a pylon and then plunged into a house near the airport in the town of Busia. Aerial bombs or radio beacons are suspended from external bomb racks on detachable pylons. This went on for a couple of pylons and then Steve lost sight of Bill and wondered where he was. At the next pylon the controls reversed but by yanking back the throttle he regained control. The dust and dirt situation really cut down on visibility and I could only see from pylon to pylon. Flickering to life, a small light shone from the pylon's centre as the Head Lorekeeper heard a familiar voice in her mind. After a 0-0 draw, the most exciting action was a spectator climbing up a floodlight pylon! Synonyms flagpole, flagstaff, pole, post, rod, support, upright 1.2 A monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple formed by two truncated pyramidal towers. （古埃及庙宇的）塔式门楼，埃及式门楼 Example sentencesExamples Both stand guard over a giant pylon of the mortuary temple of Amenophis the Third. There are three pylons surrounding the gate, and I'll bet that this inscription is repeated two more times, once on each of the walls. But as she walked between the huge pylons of the temple, Miri's soul shrivelled inside her. But only the next morning could we fathom the magnificence of the temple with its huge pylons and obelisks. Synonyms barrier, wicket, wicket gate, lychgate, five-barred gate, turnstile 2A structure on the wing of an aircraft used for supporting an engine or carrying a weapon, fuel tank, or other load. （机翼上悬挂发动机，武器，燃料箱或其他负载的）外挂架，吊架 Example sentencesExamples The F4U-lC had other improvements which included pylons under the stub wings and a center line fuselage pylon. A center-line pylon was added to carry a bomb or fuel tank. Also, eight new underwing pylons were added to carry a variety of weapons. For launch, the missile was dropped from the pylon, the tail cone was ejected, and the first motor stage ignited. The leading edge of my left outboard pylon dented the trailing edge of the adjacent jet's right stabilator. The aircraft can carry two jettisonable fuel tanks each with a capacity of 1,136 liters on the underwing pylons. Also, the aircraft was fitted with underwing pylons that could carry up to two 1000-lb bombs or additional fuel tanks. Each wing carries four stores pylons: three outboard and one inboard of the wheel fairing. External fuel tanks can be carried on the pylons under the wings and jettisoned if necessary. The aircraft was configured with three external fuel tanks and four missiles on the wing pylons. A missile immediately shot out from one of weapons pylons and bore down on the rock. Finally, the addition of pylons and drop tanks mitigated the F - 80 and F - 84 bomb load and range limitations. The MH - 60S has the Black Hawk's provisions for mounting the external pylons to carry stores and equipment. Maintainers learned to work on pylons that hold the bombs. The Mauler carried four 20 mm cannon and was fitted with 15 pylons under the wings and fuselage. The answer to the problem was to hang immense fuel tanks from underwing pylons. Israel Military Industries supplies most of the weapons pylons and racks and the external fuel tanks. The plane was slick - no pylons, no tanks, a beautiful sight, rarely seen in the fleet. The missiles are suspended from four underwing pylons. 3North American A plastic cone used to mark areas of roads. Example sentencesExamples Suddenly, we came to a set of pylons in the middle of the road, signaling us to bear either left or right. Ata was quick to jump over the edge and grab the cone pylon in her mouth. The amendments as drafted would not allow transmission operators to put pylons in the road corridor. The driver died after flying over a bump in the road and hitting a pylon which collapsed on to spectators. Why not stick a big space pylon out there and race around the pylon and back? At the time, the Reno Air Races were starting up and John thought it might be fun to take the big Cat around the pylons. There are a handful of environments to race in, with various tracks - marked by arrows and pylons - to conquer. One of them was placed inside the end zone pylon. ‘I always loved the sight of those Sea Furys going around the pylons,’ said Mike. The racer's last outing around the pylons was during the 1937 National Air Races at Cleveland. It was Detroyat going by me as though I was tied and cutting in close to the pylon much in the same style Don Rae uses. High-speed turns at any angle are tiring and the more pylons there are, the greater the chance to miss one. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek pulōn, from pulē 'gate'. Rhymes upsilon Definition of pylon in US English: pylon nounˈpaɪˌlɑnˈpīˌlän 1A tower used for carrying power lines high above the ground. Example sentencesExamples The streets are a tangle of stinted electricity pylons and cat's cradle power lines. Just before touchdown the pilot became aware of an electricity pylon coming into view from behind a tree. He is all too aware of the potential for property prices to fall when pylons are erected nearby. A spokeswoman said: ‘The owl is perched on one of our high voltage electricity pylons.’ There is no escaping the 80 ft tall high-voltage pylons in the Shortlees estate. His favourite photograph was one of a towering electricity pylon and a large graffiti mural in Mitcham town centre. Other Scottish sites are located near railway lines, dumps, electricity pylons and canals. Similarly, experts and lay people have long expressed concern at the impact on people's health of living near electricity pylons. Exhausted helicopter crews scrambled to pluck desperate victims from trees, rooftops and electricity pylons. Bandits and looters continue to bring down pylons carrying high voltage cables out in the desert road. Eden was also battered by winds of up to 100 mph, bringing down trees and electricity pylons and cutting off homes during the weekend. The decision means National Grid can now go on to Mrs Craven's land and begin constructing the pylons. People will say that they were told 30 years ago that tobacco was safe and that electricity pylons were safe. Use should also be made of existing buildings and other structures, such as electricity pylons, to site new antennas. Concerns are also growing over the pylons needed to carry electricity from remote parts of the Highlands and the Borders. Nearby, some wires hang from the base of an electricity pylon, to which a box seems to be attached. The complex will comprise dozens of pylons, nine electricity substations and five quarries. Children living close to electricity pylons face a greater risk of contracting leukaemia, it was officially acknowledged yesterday. They have blown up power pylons and blocked roads with booby-trapped vehicles. The storm, which also flattened several power pylons, left much of the Eastern Cape without electricity. 1.1 A tower or post marking a path for light aircraft, cars, or other vehicles, especially in racing. （尤指比赛用）标塔，定向塔；标杆 Example sentencesExamples Swing left here and follow the path under pylons with the wall on the left. The lights, consisting of eight pylons - each holding eight 1,000 watt, amps were powered by a portable generator. After a 0-0 draw, the most exciting action was a spectator climbing up a floodlight pylon! The eight 23 metres pylons suspend an elaborate system which allows for light to be cast also on the practice pitch. The room had already been lit by moveable light pylons, a leftover from when Wily had first set up operations there. At the next pylon the controls reversed but by yanking back the throttle he regained control. He stops at a floodlight pylon and looks up at a broken hoarding. Aerial bombs or radio beacons are suspended from external bomb racks on detachable pylons. After climbing onto the stubwing and then the aft pylon, I went up to the aft rotor head to survey all that was mine. However, it also saw one of the last great racing biplanes take to the pylons - the Laird Super Solution. Flickering to life, a small light shone from the pylon's centre as the Head Lorekeeper heard a familiar voice in her mind. Our crew chief said we had external damage on the starboard aft pylon that appeared to be related to some type of explosion. This went on for a couple of pylons and then Steve lost sight of Bill and wondered where he was. Officials said it struck a pothole on the runway, hit a pylon and then plunged into a house near the airport in the town of Busia. The dust and dirt situation really cut down on visibility and I could only see from pylon to pylon. However, on 3 December 1937, the aircraft crashed while rounding the first pylon, possibly due to a high-speed stall. Synonyms flagpole, flagstaff, pole, post, rod, support, upright 1.2 A monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple formed by two truncated pyramidal towers. （古埃及庙宇的）塔式门楼，埃及式门楼 Example sentencesExamples Both stand guard over a giant pylon of the mortuary temple of Amenophis the Third. But only the next morning could we fathom the magnificence of the temple with its huge pylons and obelisks. There are three pylons surrounding the gate, and I'll bet that this inscription is repeated two more times, once on each of the walls. But as she walked between the huge pylons of the temple, Miri's soul shrivelled inside her. Synonyms barrier, wicket, wicket gate, lychgate, five-barred gate, turnstile 2A structure on the wing of an aircraft used for carrying an engine, weapon, fuel tank, or other load. （机翼上悬挂发动机，武器，燃料箱或其他负载的）外挂架，吊架 Example sentencesExamples The missiles are suspended from four underwing pylons. The F4U-lC had other improvements which included pylons under the stub wings and a center line fuselage pylon. External fuel tanks can be carried on the pylons under the wings and jettisoned if necessary. The Mauler carried four 20 mm cannon and was fitted with 15 pylons under the wings and fuselage. A center-line pylon was added to carry a bomb or fuel tank. The leading edge of my left outboard pylon dented the trailing edge of the adjacent jet's right stabilator. The MH - 60S has the Black Hawk's provisions for mounting the external pylons to carry stores and equipment. A missile immediately shot out from one of weapons pylons and bore down on the rock. The aircraft can carry two jettisonable fuel tanks each with a capacity of 1,136 liters on the underwing pylons. Each wing carries four stores pylons: three outboard and one inboard of the wheel fairing. The plane was slick - no pylons, no tanks, a beautiful sight, rarely seen in the fleet. Maintainers learned to work on pylons that hold the bombs. For launch, the missile was dropped from the pylon, the tail cone was ejected, and the first motor stage ignited. Finally, the addition of pylons and drop tanks mitigated the F - 80 and F - 84 bomb load and range limitations. The answer to the problem was to hang immense fuel tanks from underwing pylons. The aircraft was configured with three external fuel tanks and four missiles on the wing pylons. Also, the aircraft was fitted with underwing pylons that could carry up to two 1000-lb bombs or additional fuel tanks. Also, eight new underwing pylons were added to carry a variety of weapons. Israel Military Industries supplies most of the weapons pylons and racks and the external fuel tanks. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek pulōn, from pulē ‘gate’.
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