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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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Others involve new power lines marching through rural areas on enormous pylons — a prospect that riles up local residents against both the government and National Grid.
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Stanley Reed, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Electricity pylons were hit in the fighting, disabling the water pumps that relied on the electrical grid.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Mounted on aluminum pylons, the vast rear wing glues the Maserati to the pavement with up to 583 pounds of downforce, and manually adjusts through three angles of attack.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
Construction starts by drilling steel pylons into the bedrock below ground – typically around 50 ft (15 m) deep in that area – before starting the above-ground floors.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
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Stanley Reed, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Electricity pylons were hit in the fighting, disabling the water pumps that relied on the electrical grid.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Mounted on aluminum pylons, the vast rear wing glues the Maserati to the pavement with up to 583 pounds of downforce, and manually adjusts through three angles of attack.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
Construction starts by drilling steel pylons into the bedrock below ground – typically around 50 ft (15 m) deep in that area – before starting the above-ground floors.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Pylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pylon. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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