A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. / (electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.

plural of pylon

(electronics) An endpoint that utilizes horizontal insulators and occurs at the endpoint of a high-power transmission line. Such endpoints are necessary when interfacing with other modes of power transmission and, due to the inflexibility of the conductors, when significantly altering the direction of the pylon chain.

plural of electricity pylon

A tall structure built to support an overhead power line.

plural of anchor pylon

(literature, historical, chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of British poets of the 1930s who wrote about new technological developments.

plural of pylon poet

Resembling or characteristic of a pylon.