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- pylon 1b
1
a
: a usually massive gateway
b
: an ancient Egyptian gateway building in a truncated pyramidal form
c
: a monumental mass flanking an entranceway or an approach to a bridge
2
a
chiefly British
: a tower for supporting either end of usually a number of wires over a long span
b
: any of various towerlike structures
3
a
: a post or tower marking a prescribed course of flight for an airplane
b
c
: one of the flexible upright markers positioned on a football field at the corners of the end zone
4
: 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.
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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
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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
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“Pylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pylon. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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pylon
noun
py·lon
ˈpī-ˌlän 
-lən
1
: a tower for supporting a long span of wire
also
: any of various structures like a tower
2
: a post or tower marking a prescribed course of flight for an airplane
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