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(1):
(n.) Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now abandoned) for an aeroplane.
(2):
(n.) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway.
(3):
(n.) An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers).
(4):
(n.) A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.
(5):
(n.) A post, tower, or the like, as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.