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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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Before kickoff at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Colorado assistant coach Warren Sapp continued his bizarre pregame ritual of kicking over pylons in the end zone.
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The idea is that each of Austria's nine federal states would feature its own style of pylon in the form of an animal symbolic of the region's identity.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Florida State reached the end zone with 40 seconds left in the half on a remarkably athletic leap over the pylon by Castellanos for an 8-yard TD run.
—Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Plus that run to the pylon, which was shades of Bennett’s touchdown run against Tennessee in 2022.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The idea is that each of Austria's nine federal states would feature its own style of pylon in the form of an animal symbolic of the region's identity.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Florida State reached the end zone with 40 seconds left in the half on a remarkably athletic leap over the pylon by Castellanos for an 8-yard TD run.
—Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Plus that run to the pylon, which was shades of Bennett’s touchdown run against Tennessee in 2022.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pylon
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“Pylon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pylon. Accessed 30 Oct. 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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