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- pylon 1b
1
a
: a usually massive gateway
b
: an ancient Egyptian gateway building in a truncated pyramidal form
c
: a monumental mass flanking an entranceway or an approach to a bridge
2
a
chiefly British
: a tower for supporting either end of usually a number of wires over a long span
b
: any of various towerlike structures
3
a
: a post or tower marking a prescribed course of flight for an airplane
b
c
: one of the flexible upright markers positioned on a football field at the corners of the end zone
4
: a rigid structure on the outside of an aircraft for supporting something (such as an engine or missile) see airplane illustration
Examples of pylon in a Sentence
The bridge is supported by concrete pylons.
a row of electricity pylons
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2025
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On a naked bootleg, Lindsey’s stiff arm of a Michigan State defender led his way to the end-zone pylon and won Minnesota the game in overtime.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2025
Airport surveillance footage shows the left engine and pylon separating from the wing shortly after the airplane rotated, with a fire igniting on the left engine, according to the NTSB report.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
From building a skyscraper in a rural Alpine village, to massive animal-like power line pylons, here's our favorite examples of unusual architecture.
—New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2025
On a naked bootleg, Lindsey’s stiff arm of a Michigan State defender led his way to the end-zone pylon and won Minnesota the game in overtime.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Pylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pylon. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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pylon
noun
py·lon
ˈpī-ˌlän 
-lən
1
: a tower for supporting a long span of wire
also
: any of various structures like a tower
2
: a post or tower marking a prescribed course of flight for an airplane
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