: one of the flexible upright markers positioned on a football field at the corners of the end zone
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: 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
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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.—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 See All Example Sentences for pylon
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