pylons

Noun

pylon (plural pylons)

1. A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
2. A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
   • The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 7, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   electricity pylon, transmission tower

3. A pillar used to support a bridge.
4. A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
5. A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
6. A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.

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