pylon

Example Sentences

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The farmer, from Shaw, said he saw response teams running up the track to the pylon.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Investigators later determined that improper repair work on the American Airlines plane had damaged parts within its pylon, a structure that attaches the engine to the wing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

But as Northwestern’s Najee Story rumbled toward that same pylon with ball in hand, USC’s quarterback closed in, lowered his shoulder and catapulted his entire body toward the 288-pound defensive tackle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

Aviation journalist and former RAF pilot David Learmount said it was the "first time in years" he had heard of a pylon falling off.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

They had heard the unnatural humming of a pylon in the summer air; and had actually gone beneath it, on Fiver’s assurance that it could do them no harm.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams