- a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races.
- a relatively tall structure at the side of a gate, bridge, or avenue, marking an entrance or approach.
- a monumental tower forming the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple, consisting either of a pair of tall quadrilateral masonry masses with sloping sides and a doorway between them or of one such mass pierced with a doorway.
- a steel tower or mast carrying high-tension lines, telephone wires, or other cables and lines.
- a finlike device used to attach engines, auxiliary fuel tanks, bombs, etc., to an aircraft wing or fuselage.
- a large vertical steel tower-like structure supporting high-tension electrical cables
- a post or tower for guiding pilots or marking a turning point in a race
- a streamlined aircraft structure for attaching an engine pod, external fuel tank, etc, to the main body of the aircraft
- a monumental gateway, such as one at the entrance to an ancient Egyptian temple
- a temporary artificial leg
