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How to use pylon in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun

Pylon means a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. Example: “After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.”

Examples of pylon by meaning

nounA tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.

  • After two pylonless months, July's pylon comes all the way from the hills outside Wellington, New Zealand.2023 July 8, “Pylon of the Month - July 2023”, in Pylon of the Month, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024

nounAn obelisk.

  • A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.2012 January, Henry Petroski, “The Washington Monument”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 16

nounA rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.

  • McKenzie uses a pylon for all above knee amputees, and orders a permanent leg when function merits it.1963, Robert Mazet, The Influence of Prosthesis Wearing on the Health of the Geriatric Patient, page 5
  • During the early postoperative period, before the patient has a prosthesis, they may have a rigid dressing with a pylon.2007, Michelle H. Cameron, Linda Monroe, Physical Rehabilitation - E-Book

More sentences with pylon

  • After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.From the entry power
  • To isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators.From the entry insulator
  • The support pylon for the ski gondola collapsed because of ice-jacking.From the entry ice-jack
  • The separation resulted from damage by improper maintenance procedures which led to failure of the pylon structure.1979 December 21, National Transportation Safety Board, “3.2 Probable Cause”, in Aircraft Accident Report: American Airlines, Inc.…. From the entry stall
  • “It just trails behind the pylon until I land, then Cramer removes it when he safes the rocket pods.2007, Rocky Raab, Mike Five Eight: Air War Over Cambodia: Air War Over Cambodia. From the entry safe
  • The dome rests on five pylons, equally spaced at 72°; two of the five quintants embrace the office building.1959 September, “Moving Day for the American Society for Metals”, in Metal Progress, volume 76, number 3, Metals Park, O.H.: American…. From the entry quintant
  • It is certainly the first time a pylon from Wicklow has featured and might even be the first pylon from the south of Ireland.2026 February 16, “Pylon of the Month – February 2026”, in Pylon of the Month, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2026. From the entry wicklow
  • Kitsch may be the only word for a sculpture consisting of several tall, vertical chrome pylons punctuated with drippy, woundlike gashes that glow with changing LED colors.2009 September 25, Roberta Smith, “In Chelsea, a Chapter in Abstract Art and Some Long Verse”, in New York Times. From the entry woundlike
  • Half share of dining room on second story, fourth of open air apartment above the accubitum with half of porch, pylon, terrace, passage way and bake shop.1949, Princeton University Studies in Papyrology - Volume 6, page 200. From the entry accubitum
  • This was to be achieved by increasing the number of Lotarev D-18T engines to 8 by podding the inboard pylons on each side to take two engines (see Fig. 7).2006, Journal of the British Interplanetary Society - Volume 59, page 130. From the entry pod

Meaning of pylon

  1. noun A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
  2. noun A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
  3. noun A pillar used to support a bridge.

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Questions about pylon in a sentence

How do you use pylon in a sentence?
Pylon is used as a noun. For example: “After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.”
What is a short sentence with pylon?
“The support pylon for the ski gondola collapsed because of ice-jacking.”
What does pylon mean?
Pylon means a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.

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