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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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It was found within the pylon’s north tower, and is thought to have been used for the storage of utensils and subsequently amphorae.
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Cillian O’Callaghan finished the possession, diving past the pylon to score the try.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
Allen reached his inside arm toward the pylon, with his body fully extended.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
According to Franceinfo, the cause of the outage may be foul play with two arson acts reported overnight and several power lines pylons were discovered to have been sawn off in the Alpes-Maritimes.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 May 2025
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Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Cillian O’Callaghan finished the possession, diving past the pylon to score the try.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
Allen reached his inside arm toward the pylon, with his body fully extended.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
According to Franceinfo, the cause of the outage may be foul play with two arson acts reported overnight and several power lines pylons were discovered to have been sawn off in the Alpes-Maritimes.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 May 2025
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“Pylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pylon. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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