Pylons in a sentence

Abutments at the base of the pylons are essential to support the loads from the arch and hold its span firmly in place, but the pylons themselves have no structural purpose.

A call has been made to save one of Wales' "great treasures" from 60 miles (96km) of pylons over the countryside.

Angus residents reacted with horror to the prospect of a line of ‘super-pylons’ running through the county.

Campaigners and MPs have welcomed the 'great news' that the Government has agreed to review plans to build 110 miles of 50-metre-high pylons across the Suffolk and Essex countryside.

Los Angeles landmarks, including City Hall, the Richard J. Riordan Central Library, the LAX pylons, the L.A. Zoo and 6th Street Bridge will be lit tonight in the green, yellow and red colors of the city flag in honor of Riordan.

The area was closed off by police tape and pylons.

The National Grid, together with local stakeholders, has removed seven pylons and around one mile (1.5 km) of overhead electricity cabling to finish a project to reinstall the power lines underground.

This allows the pilots to see obstructions such as wires, pylons and buildings whilst flying in darkness, and enables them to land in areas that are unlit.

A Scottish Tory MP has lost his government responsibility for pylon-building after campaigning against new pylons in his constituency.

He raised concerns about a “green rush” with developers proposing to build pylons criss-crossing Powys, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.

He said: “The problem is not just the places the pylons will actually be built, it's also the haul roads that will connect them all during the build, plus the construction and cable pulling compounds.

Ian Pennington said the construction work and installation of a new network of pylons and substations, along with new solar energy farms, would cause huge disruption to farms and the loss of agricultural land.

Plans announced by National Grid in May 2024 suggest that 6,000 electricity pylons are to be installed across the UK in efforts to 'rewire the nation' and help drive us closer to Net Zero.

The description on the back of the card reads, “After passing over the eight mile concrete road between Denver and the little town of Golden, one approaches two huge stone pylons built of rough hewn gray granite.

The existing access was initially constructed as a temporary measure as part of the National Grid Hinkley Point C Connection Project and was required to enable the construction of new pylons and the upgrade of the overhead power lines in the location.

The German military will receive that first batch of Brimstone 3 ASMs beginning in 2028, and as part of the contract, it will receive pylons for weapon suspension, auxiliary, and diagnostic equipment.

The UK will need to build more pylons, including in areas where people do not want them, communities have been warned.

This statement was met with disapproval from campaigners against new pylons in East Anglia, who claimed he had thrown the region "under a bus".

Concerns have been raised by engineering reports into the condition of the pylons under the South Bank riverfront walkway.

Due to regular crime in Elandspark, a group of concerned residents got together to assist in building and repairing the wall beneath the pylons in Sangiro Street.