Qu'est-ce (qui) est pylon - définition
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Pylons; Pylon (disambiguation)
Pylon
·noun An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without flanking towers).
II. Pylon ·noun A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway.
III. Pylon ·add. ·noun Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now abandoned) for an Aeroplane.
IV. Pylon ·add. ·noun A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.
V. Pylon ·add. ·noun A post, tower, or the like, as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
pylon
(pylons)
Pylons are very tall metal structures which hold electric cables high above the ground so that electricity can be transmitted over long distances.
...electricity pylons.
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pylon
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1. (also electricity pylon) a tall tower-like structure for carrying electricity cables.
a tower or post marking a path for light aircraft, cars, etc., especially in racing.
2. a structure on the wing of an aircraft supporting an engine or weapon.
3. N. Amer. a plastic cone used to mark areas of roads.
4. a monumental gateway to an ancient Egyptian temple, formed by two truncated pyramidal towers.
Origin
C19: from Gk pulon, from pule 'gate'.
Exemples de prononciation pour pylon
1. and then a pylon, and then a foot.
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2. by turning off the lights or breaking a pylon
THORIUM _ Robert Hargraves _ Talks at Google
3. Looks like an antenna
or a pylon or something.
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4. If the bus was going 50 miles an hour into a concrete pylon,
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5. And then you have a pylon that goes to a foot.
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Exemples du corpus de texte pour pylon
1. All three, aged 32 to 35, apparently died when the pylon they had climbed collapsed.
2. "Anne McIntosh visits pylon" was one that sticks in the mind.
3. The Israeli army said an electricity pylon was hit but has since been repaired.
4. Emergency services were called when the man climbed an electricity pylon in a violent storm.
5. Investigators had earlier suspected damage to the pylon connecting the engine to the right wing.