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Definition of pylon in English: pylonnoun ˈpʌɪlɒnˈpʌɪlənˈpaɪˌlɑn 1A tall tower-like structure used for carrying electricity cables high above the ground. Example sentencesExamples - Eden was also battered by winds of up to 100 mph, bringing down trees and electricity pylons and cutting off homes during the weekend.
- Exhausted helicopter crews scrambled to pluck desperate victims from trees, rooftops and electricity pylons.
- Similarly, experts and lay people have long expressed concern at the impact on people's health of living near electricity pylons.
- The storm, which also flattened several power pylons, left much of the Eastern Cape without electricity.
- Concerns are also growing over the pylons needed to carry electricity from remote parts of the Highlands and the Borders.
- Just before touchdown the pilot became aware of an electricity pylon coming into view from behind a tree.
- Other Scottish sites are located near railway lines, dumps, electricity pylons and canals.
- People will say that they were told 30 years ago that tobacco was safe and that electricity pylons were safe.
- Use should also be made of existing buildings and other structures, such as electricity pylons, to site new antennas.
- The complex will comprise dozens of pylons, nine electricity substations and five quarries.
- There is no escaping the 80 ft tall high-voltage pylons in the Shortlees estate.
- He is all too aware of the potential for property prices to fall when pylons are erected nearby.
- His favourite photograph was one of a towering electricity pylon and a large graffiti mural in Mitcham town centre.
- Nearby, some wires hang from the base of an electricity pylon, to which a box seems to be attached.
- The streets are a tangle of stinted electricity pylons and cat's cradle power lines.
- Bandits and looters continue to bring down pylons carrying high voltage cables out in the desert road.
- A spokeswoman said: ‘The owl is perched on one of our high voltage electricity pylons.’
- Children living close to electricity pylons face a greater risk of contracting leukaemia, it was officially acknowledged yesterday.
- The decision means National Grid can now go on to Mrs Craven's land and begin constructing the pylons.
- They have blown up power pylons and blocked roads with booby-trapped vehicles.
- 1.1 A tower or post marking a path for light aircraft, cars, or other vehicles, especially in racing.
Example sentencesExamples - After climbing onto the stubwing and then the aft pylon, I went up to the aft rotor head to survey all that was mine.
- Our crew chief said we had external damage on the starboard aft pylon that appeared to be related to some type of explosion.
- Swing left here and follow the path under pylons with the wall on the left.
- The eight 23 metres pylons suspend an elaborate system which allows for light to be cast also on the practice pitch.
- The lights, consisting of eight pylons - each holding eight 1,000 watt, amps were powered by a portable generator.
- The room had already been lit by moveable light pylons, a leftover from when Wily had first set up operations there.
- However, it also saw one of the last great racing biplanes take to the pylons - the Laird Super Solution.
- However, on 3 December 1937, the aircraft crashed while rounding the first pylon, possibly due to a high-speed stall.
- He stops at a floodlight pylon and looks up at a broken hoarding.
- Officials said it struck a pothole on the runway, hit a pylon and then plunged into a house near the airport in the town of Busia.
- Aerial bombs or radio beacons are suspended from external bomb racks on detachable pylons.
- This went on for a couple of pylons and then Steve lost sight of Bill and wondered where he was.
- At the next pylon the controls reversed but by yanking back the throttle he regained control.
- The dust and dirt situation really cut down on visibility and I could only see from pylon to pylon.
- Flickering to life, a small light shone from the pylon's centre as the Head Lorekeeper heard a familiar voice in her mind.
- After a 0-0 draw, the most exciting action was a spectator climbing up a floodlight pylon!
Synonyms flagpole, flagstaff, pole, post, rod, support, upright - 1.2 A monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple formed by two truncated pyramidal towers.
Example sentencesExamples - Both stand guard over a giant pylon of the mortuary temple of Amenophis the Third.
- There are three pylons surrounding the gate, and I'll bet that this inscription is repeated two more times, once on each of the walls.
- But as she walked between the huge pylons of the temple, Miri's soul shrivelled inside her.
- But only the next morning could we fathom the magnificence of the temple with its huge pylons and obelisks.
Synonyms barrier, wicket, wicket gate, lychgate, five-barred gate, turnstile
2A structure on the wing of an aircraft used for supporting an engine or carrying a weapon, fuel tank, or other load. Example sentencesExamples - The F4U-lC had other improvements which included pylons under the stub wings and a center line fuselage pylon.
- A center-line pylon was added to carry a bomb or fuel tank.
- Also, eight new underwing pylons were added to carry a variety of weapons.
- For launch, the missile was dropped from the pylon, the tail cone was ejected, and the first motor stage ignited.
- The leading edge of my left outboard pylon dented the trailing edge of the adjacent jet's right stabilator.
- The aircraft can carry two jettisonable fuel tanks each with a capacity of 1,136 liters on the underwing pylons.
- Also, the aircraft was fitted with underwing pylons that could carry up to two 1000-lb bombs or additional fuel tanks.
- Each wing carries four stores pylons: three outboard and one inboard of the wheel fairing.
- External fuel tanks can be carried on the pylons under the wings and jettisoned if necessary.
- The aircraft was configured with three external fuel tanks and four missiles on the wing pylons.
- A missile immediately shot out from one of weapons pylons and bore down on the rock.
- Finally, the addition of pylons and drop tanks mitigated the F - 80 and F - 84 bomb load and range limitations.
- The MH - 60S has the Black Hawk's provisions for mounting the external pylons to carry stores and equipment.
- Maintainers learned to work on pylons that hold the bombs.
- The Mauler carried four 20 mm cannon and was fitted with 15 pylons under the wings and fuselage.
- The answer to the problem was to hang immense fuel tanks from underwing pylons.
- Israel Military Industries supplies most of the weapons pylons and racks and the external fuel tanks.
- The plane was slick - no pylons, no tanks, a beautiful sight, rarely seen in the fleet.
- The missiles are suspended from four underwing pylons.
3North American A plastic cone used to mark areas of roads. Example sentencesExamples - Suddenly, we came to a set of pylons in the middle of the road, signaling us to bear either left or right.
- Ata was quick to jump over the edge and grab the cone pylon in her mouth.
- The amendments as drafted would not allow transmission operators to put pylons in the road corridor.
- The driver died after flying over a bump in the road and hitting a pylon which collapsed on to spectators.
- Why not stick a big space pylon out there and race around the pylon and back?
- At the time, the Reno Air Races were starting up and John thought it might be fun to take the big Cat around the pylons.
- There are a handful of environments to race in, with various tracks - marked by arrows and pylons - to conquer.
- One of them was placed inside the end zone pylon.
- ‘I always loved the sight of those Sea Furys going around the pylons,’ said Mike.
- The racer's last outing around the pylons was during the 1937 National Air Races at Cleveland.
- It was Detroyat going by me as though I was tied and cutting in close to the pylon much in the same style Don Rae uses.
- High-speed turns at any angle are tiring and the more pylons there are, the greater the chance to miss one.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek pulōn, from pulē 'gate'. Definition of pylon in US English: pylonnounˈpaɪˌlɑnˈpīˌlän 1A tower used for carrying power lines high above the ground. Example sentencesExamples - The streets are a tangle of stinted electricity pylons and cat's cradle power lines.
- Just before touchdown the pilot became aware of an electricity pylon coming into view from behind a tree.
- He is all too aware of the potential for property prices to fall when pylons are erected nearby.
- A spokeswoman said: ‘The owl is perched on one of our high voltage electricity pylons.’
- There is no escaping the 80 ft tall high-voltage pylons in the Shortlees estate.
- His favourite photograph was one of a towering electricity pylon and a large graffiti mural in Mitcham town centre.
- Other Scottish sites are located near railway lines, dumps, electricity pylons and canals.
- Similarly, experts and lay people have long expressed concern at the impact on people's health of living near electricity pylons.
- Exhausted helicopter crews scrambled to pluck desperate victims from trees, rooftops and electricity pylons.
- Bandits and looters continue to bring down pylons carrying high voltage cables out in the desert road.
- Eden was also battered by winds of up to 100 mph, bringing down trees and electricity pylons and cutting off homes during the weekend.
- The decision means National Grid can now go on to Mrs Craven's land and begin constructing the pylons.
- People will say that they were told 30 years ago that tobacco was safe and that electricity pylons were safe.
- Use should also be made of existing buildings and other structures, such as electricity pylons, to site new antennas.
- Concerns are also growing over the pylons needed to carry electricity from remote parts of the Highlands and the Borders.
- Nearby, some wires hang from the base of an electricity pylon, to which a box seems to be attached.
- The complex will comprise dozens of pylons, nine electricity substations and five quarries.
- Children living close to electricity pylons face a greater risk of contracting leukaemia, it was officially acknowledged yesterday.
- They have blown up power pylons and blocked roads with booby-trapped vehicles.
- The storm, which also flattened several power pylons, left much of the Eastern Cape without electricity.
- 1.1 A tower or post marking a path for light aircraft, cars, or other vehicles, especially in racing.
Example sentencesExamples - Swing left here and follow the path under pylons with the wall on the left.
- The lights, consisting of eight pylons - each holding eight 1,000 watt, amps were powered by a portable generator.
- After a 0-0 draw, the most exciting action was a spectator climbing up a floodlight pylon!
- The eight 23 metres pylons suspend an elaborate system which allows for light to be cast also on the practice pitch.
- The room had already been lit by moveable light pylons, a leftover from when Wily had first set up operations there.
- At the next pylon the controls reversed but by yanking back the throttle he regained control.
- He stops at a floodlight pylon and looks up at a broken hoarding.
- Aerial bombs or radio beacons are suspended from external bomb racks on detachable pylons.
- After climbing onto the stubwing and then the aft pylon, I went up to the aft rotor head to survey all that was mine.
- However, it also saw one of the last great racing biplanes take to the pylons - the Laird Super Solution.
- Flickering to life, a small light shone from the pylon's centre as the Head Lorekeeper heard a familiar voice in her mind.
- Our crew chief said we had external damage on the starboard aft pylon that appeared to be related to some type of explosion.
- This went on for a couple of pylons and then Steve lost sight of Bill and wondered where he was.
- Officials said it struck a pothole on the runway, hit a pylon and then plunged into a house near the airport in the town of Busia.
- The dust and dirt situation really cut down on visibility and I could only see from pylon to pylon.
- However, on 3 December 1937, the aircraft crashed while rounding the first pylon, possibly due to a high-speed stall.
Synonyms flagpole, flagstaff, pole, post, rod, support, upright - 1.2 A monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple formed by two truncated pyramidal towers.
Example sentencesExamples - Both stand guard over a giant pylon of the mortuary temple of Amenophis the Third.
- But only the next morning could we fathom the magnificence of the temple with its huge pylons and obelisks.
- There are three pylons surrounding the gate, and I'll bet that this inscription is repeated two more times, once on each of the walls.
- But as she walked between the huge pylons of the temple, Miri's soul shrivelled inside her.
Synonyms barrier, wicket, wicket gate, lychgate, five-barred gate, turnstile
2A structure on the wing of an aircraft used for carrying an engine, weapon, fuel tank, or other load. Example sentencesExamples - The missiles are suspended from four underwing pylons.
- The F4U-lC had other improvements which included pylons under the stub wings and a center line fuselage pylon.
- External fuel tanks can be carried on the pylons under the wings and jettisoned if necessary.
- The Mauler carried four 20 mm cannon and was fitted with 15 pylons under the wings and fuselage.
- A center-line pylon was added to carry a bomb or fuel tank.
- The leading edge of my left outboard pylon dented the trailing edge of the adjacent jet's right stabilator.
- The MH - 60S has the Black Hawk's provisions for mounting the external pylons to carry stores and equipment.
- A missile immediately shot out from one of weapons pylons and bore down on the rock.
- The aircraft can carry two jettisonable fuel tanks each with a capacity of 1,136 liters on the underwing pylons.
- Each wing carries four stores pylons: three outboard and one inboard of the wheel fairing.
- The plane was slick - no pylons, no tanks, a beautiful sight, rarely seen in the fleet.
- Maintainers learned to work on pylons that hold the bombs.
- For launch, the missile was dropped from the pylon, the tail cone was ejected, and the first motor stage ignited.
- Finally, the addition of pylons and drop tanks mitigated the F - 80 and F - 84 bomb load and range limitations.
- The answer to the problem was to hang immense fuel tanks from underwing pylons.
- The aircraft was configured with three external fuel tanks and four missiles on the wing pylons.
- Also, the aircraft was fitted with underwing pylons that could carry up to two 1000-lb bombs or additional fuel tanks.
- Also, eight new underwing pylons were added to carry a variety of weapons.
- Israel Military Industries supplies most of the weapons pylons and racks and the external fuel tanks.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek pulōn, from pulē ‘gate’. |