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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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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.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 May 2025
Local media reported that pylons at Mougins and Cagnes-sur-Mer had also been damaged, with some reports suggesting they been sawn, but these incidents were not detailed in the statement.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 May 2025
Seen from there, the sandstone pylons of Luxor’s temple rose to an open sky, eternally patient in the dusty, pearlescent light.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Brown dropped two of them, including what would’ve been a huge gain near the front pylon.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 May 2025
Local media reported that pylons at Mougins and Cagnes-sur-Mer had also been damaged, with some reports suggesting they been sawn, but these incidents were not detailed in the statement.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 May 2025
Seen from there, the sandstone pylons of Luxor’s temple rose to an open sky, eternally patient in the dusty, pearlescent light.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
Brown dropped two of them, including what would’ve been a huge gain near the front pylon.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Pylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pylon. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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