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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
Examples of pylon in a Sentence
The bridge is supported by concrete pylons.
a row of electricity pylons
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Up those poles and on those pylons, a revolution is brewing: Carbon fiber conductors are replacing traditional steel cores around which the aluminum conductor is wound.
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Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Witnesses on the ground said the cable car plummeted into the valley below, hitting a pylon on the way down.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The outlet also noted that the cable car plunged into the valley below, hitting a pylon and a crane on a construction site.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The government is also planning to offer up to £2,500 in compensation over 10 years to people living near the new pylons.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Witnesses on the ground said the cable car plummeted into the valley below, hitting a pylon on the way down.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The outlet also noted that the cable car plunged into the valley below, hitting a pylon and a crane on a construction site.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The government is also planning to offer up to £2,500 in compensation over 10 years to people living near the new pylons.
—Stanley Reed, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Pylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pylon. Accessed 3 May. 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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