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Definition of pylon
1a : a usually massive gatewayb : an ancient Egyptian gateway building in a truncated pyramidal formc : a monumental mass flanking an entranceway or an approach to a bridge
2a chiefly British : a tower for supporting either end of usually a number of wires over a long spanb : any of various towerlike structures
3a : a post or tower marking a prescribed course of flight for an airplaneb : traffic conec : 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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Examples of pylon in a Sentence
The bridge is supported by concrete pylons.
a row of electricity pylons
Recent Examples of pylon from the Web
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Officials say telephone lines, cellphone towers and electricity pylons were felled by the fire.
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Hundreds suddenly appeared toward the end of practice, hovering just above the orange pylon near the end zone closest to the Dolphins’ practice facility.
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The Fluor team’s blueprint envisions a bridge suspended from twin pylons that resemble stylized dancers.
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Then Tannehill threw a pylon pass to Parker, much like the one that delivered the Dolphins’ 14-10 victory over the Los Angeles Rams last season.
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Sometimes the cousins played soccer, but Hassan and Ahmed particularly enjoyed training for parkour; the concrete pylons and grassy embankments under the highway were ideal for practicing vaults and tumbles.
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Fluor-Astaldi’s bridge is stayed by cables suspended from a pair of 350-foot-tall pylons that straddle each of the two spans, which clear Biscayne Boulevard by 24 feet.
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Remember in 2005 when the Bengals receiver used the pylon as a putter and the football as a golf ball? 4.
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Workers are digging test pylons for a charter school for kindergarten through eighth grade that is scheduled to open in 2018, two blocks from a college preparatory public high school.
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Origin and Etymology of pylon
Greek pylōn, from pylē gate
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playDefinition of pylon for English Language Learners
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: a tall tower or similar structure
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: a tall, metal structure that is part of a series of structures supporting a long stretch of electrical wire
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American football : one of the upright markers that are positioned at the corners of the end zone
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