Wordiyopylon
🇬🇧 UK/'pailɒn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
n.
A tall steel tower used to support high-voltage electricity cables; a gateway tower of an ancient Egyptian temple
高压线铁塔；（古埃及神庙的）塔门
🧩 Root Breakdown
Loanwordpylonother
=pylon
Common Collocations
- 1.electricity pylon高压电线塔
- 2.steel pylon钢铁铁塔
- 3.pylon tower输电塔架
- 4.[transmission pylon]输电铁塔
Example Sentences
- 1.
A row of electricity pylons stretched across the countryside, carrying power to the city.
- 2.
The ancient pylon of the temple stood as a monumental gateway to the sacred inner chambers.
- 3.
Local residents protested against the construction of new pylons near their homes.