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anchor pylon

anchor pylon noun: a pylon that forms the endpoint of a high-power transmission line and uses horizontal insulators, necessary when interfacing with other modes of power transmission and, due to the inflexibility of the conductors, when significantly altering the direction of the pylon chain.

anchor pylon: a pylon that forms the endpoint of a high-power transmission line and uses horizontal insulators,...
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Noun

anchor pylon (plural anchor pylons)

  1. A pylon that forms the endpoint of a high-power transmission line and uses horizontal insulators, necessary when interfacing with other modes of power transmission and, due to the inflexibility of the conductors, when significantly altering the direction of the pylon chain.
    Synonyms:
    strainer pylon

Synonyms of anchor pylon

  • strainer pylon

Forms of anchor pylon

pluralanchor pylons

Questions about anchor pylon

What does anchor pylon mean?
Anchor pylon means a pylon that forms the endpoint of a high-power transmission line and uses horizontal insulators, necessary when interfacing with other modes of power transmission and, due to the inflexibility of the conductors, when significantly altering the direction of the pylon chain.
What part of speech is anchor pylon?
Anchor pylon is a noun.
What is the plural of anchor pylon?
The plural of anchor pylon is anchor pylons.

Words near anchor pylon in the dictionary

  1. anchor men
  2. anchor nut
  3. anchor nuts
  4. anchor point
  5. anchor points
  6. anchor pylon
  7. anchor pylons
  8. anchor ring
  9. anchor rings
  10. anchor seine
  11. anchor shot

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