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pylon

[pahy-lon] / ˈpaɪ lɒn /


NOUN
gateway
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The company said its new pylon had been inspired by "monopole designs commonly used across Europe".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

An energy firm facing backlash over plans for new power lines has unveiled what it has described as a "slim and compact" pylon, designed "with the Welsh landscape in mind".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Edison had installed safety equipment at both ends of the out-of-service, unconnected transmission line in Eaton Canyon, including at the pylon known as Tower 208 where the fire ignited.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Green Gen, owned by parent company Bute Energy, hopes to build three major electricity pylon routes connecting planned onshore windfarms in mid and west Wales with the wider grid network.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

I turned away and found a perch on a pylon where a herring gull had been keeping watch but was now down among the baitfish, guzzling its lunch.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

The new monopoles will be used on the firm's Towy Usk, external and Towy Teifi, external projects - as part of a "toolkit" which also includes wood poles, underground cables and traditional pylons.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The company had previously proposed using 27m tall steel pylons, whereas this new design would be nearer 22m.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The redevelopment of Camp Schwab includes new buildings and lengthening the runway, an engineering challenge that requires plunging thousands of pylons and tons of landfill into the soft seabed at Oura Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Underground excavations have compromised ground stability, placing substations, transformers, pylons and transmission towers at risk," City Power spokesman Isaac Mangena said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

She peered into the water as she crossed the bridge, eyeing the dark line on the pylons where the water had once risen.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack


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