Explore Pylon through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like tower. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pylon meaning
- A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
- A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
- A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
Synonyms of Pylon
Using Pylon
- The main meaning on this page is: A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. | A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables. | A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
- Useful related words include: tower, power pylon.
- In the example corpus, pylon often appears in combinations such as: the pylon, pylon and, pylon for.
Context around Pylon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pylon
- In this selection, "pylon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, electricity, east, central, route, building and untouched stand out and add context to how "pylon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a central pylon and an electricity pylon close to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pylon" sits close to words such as abducting, accentuate and accomplishes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pylon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Forget the cooling towers coming down - a pylon just exploded! (10 words)
Kapolei formed a Pylon team, Second City Hurricanes, to fuel momentum. (11 words)
This means the newly-discovered pylon may be approximately 2150 years old. (12 words)
In the attack southeast of the German capital, an electricity pylon close to the Tesla plant was set ablaze, but the fire did not spread to the plant, which is the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s first European manufacturing location. (41 words)
A resident of Snow Street in Norfolk, which is crossed by the proposed pylon route, said: “What hasn’t been taken into account is the massive effect this is having on people’s mental health and quality of life expectations. (40 words)
One of the ongoing tourist attractions of the bridge has been the south-east pylon, which is accessed via the pedestrian walkway across the bridge, and then a climb to the top of the pylon of about 200 steps. (39 words)
Forget the cooling towers coming down - a pylon just exploded! (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
One of the ongoing tourist attractions of the bridge has been the south-east pylon, which is accessed via the pedestrian walkway across the bridge, and then a climb to the top of the pylon of about 200 steps.
This pylon is mounted securely, since a skilled slalom skier can put a considerable amount of tension in the ski rope and the pylon.
If you venture further past the pylon, you will see carved benches and a huge lake with picnic tables beside it where you can sit and take in the gorgeous views.
It is an asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge balanced on the axis of a central pylon.
The drill requires quarterbacks to make an in-rhythm throw down the left sideline that is supposed to connect with the intended target at a certain height and within a certain quadrant near the front pylon.
The first electricity pylon in the UK was built near Edinburgh in 1928 and was designed by architect Sir Reginald Blomfield.
The Trojan quarterback took off to his right, sprinting as hard as he could toward the pylon.
While no specific proposals have been put forward, the concept of looming pylon and turbine schemes has been a concern for some residents.
A resident of Snow Street in Norfolk, which is crossed by the proposed pylon route, said: “What hasn’t been taken into account is the massive effect this is having on people’s mental health and quality of life expectations.
A Scottish Tory MP has lost his government responsibility for pylon-building after campaigning against new pylons in his constituency.
But in written correspondence, the firm claimed it had the right to put up the pylon as it had obtained the correct permission from the local council.
Harney scrambled and raced past the left pylon untouched for an 11-yard touchdown for a 14-0 lead with 8:37 to go in the first quarter.
In the attack southeast of the German capital, an electricity pylon close to the Tesla plant was set ablaze, but the fire did not spread to the plant, which is the U.S. electric vehicle maker’s first European manufacturing location.
Kapolei formed a Pylon team, Second City Hurricanes, to fuel momentum.
On fourth and goal from the 4-yard line, Amisone raced to the right sideline, eluding tacklers while seemingly holding the football inside of the pylon for a score.
The pylon fell over last month when Omexom contractors removed too many nuts from bolts connecting the tower to a base plate during routine maintenance.
The pylon structures are part of a transmission network from the Chelsea substation supplying power to the Arlington and the Summerstrand substations through shared double-circuit steel lattice structures.
This means the newly-discovered pylon may be approximately 2150 years old.
Each floor would be cantilevered from the pylon, like branches extending laterally from the trunk.
Forget the cooling towers coming down - a pylon just exploded!
Common combinations with pylon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the pylon 21×
- pylon and 4×
- pylon for 4×
- pylon is 3×
- electricity pylon 3×
- pylon with 3×
- south-east pylon 2×
- pylon which 2×
- pylon to 2×
- rotor pylon 2×