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Meanings of pylon in inglês

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Tower-like props of suspension bridge or cable-stayed bridge.

português
pilão
catalão
torre d'alta tensió

A large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines.

pilão
Usage of pylon in inglês
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Sir, -Pat Rabbitte says that the pylon consultations need to improve.
The Irish Times
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This, she said, would be where the first foundation pylon was planted.
Cold springs
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From the pylon summits shrill voices were heard calling people to prayer.
The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
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They both looked south towards the next pylon half a mile away.
The coldest blood
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A rebel scaled a metal pylon and tore down Gaddafi's green flag.
Reuters
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The elevator grated into its brackets at the top of the pylon.
Artemis Fowl: the time paradox
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She shivers, then curls up on the bar next to the pylon.
Hull zero three
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Knowest thou that she waited for thee there by the pylon gate?
The World's Desire
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City Power investigators assessing the damage to the pylon at Setjwetla in Alexandra.
The South African
10
Israeli television later reported a third missile damaged an electricity pylon.
The Irish Times
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Six days had gone by, and Queen Neter-Tua starved in the pylon tower.
Morning Star
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Now at the foot of the pylon lay a little rim of shadow.
The World's Desire
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Soon an official of the court ran out of the pylon.
The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
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Even Le Corbusier never had the hard task of designing an electricity pylon.
The Guardian
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Even the winding steps chiseled into this deceptive pylon were not quite stairs.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
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This is water vapour caused by invisible currents around the pylon.
News.com.au
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pilão
Pylon through the time
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