: one of the flexible upright markers positioned on a football field at the corners of the end zone
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: a rigid structure on the outside of an aircraft for supporting something (such as an engine or missile) see airplane illustration
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The bridge is supported by concrete pylons.
a row of electricity pylons
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The beginnings of it are depicted in true disaster movie style, with ominous music and a collapsing electric pylon that causes a faulty cable to fall to the ground.—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025 Generic view of a Nike Vapor Elite Game Football up against a pylon before the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025 Cooper knocked down the left pylon, but Sirianni called for another play.—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 Entrala then beat the defense to the right pylon for the 12-yard touchdown run and the Hawks could finally exhale.—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pylon
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