pylon

«pylon» in Mova's school dictionary: a tall metal tower that holds up thick electricity cables… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a pylon, pylons)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pylon is a tall metal tower that holds up thick electricity cables high above the ground. tree →

2) In some places (US) a pylon also means a traffic cone. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and safety lessons pylons carry high-voltage electricity across the country; children are taught never to climb them or fly kites near power lines. Phrases: «electricity pylon», «power lines», «danger of death».

examples

• Huge pylons carry electricity across the fields. tree →
• Never climb a pylon — the electricity can kill you. tree →
• Don't fly a kite near pylons or power lines. tree →
• The sign on the pylon said «Danger of death». tree →
• The pylons looked like giant metal people holding hands. tree →
• Birds sat on the wires between the pylons. tree →

note

Countable: pylon, pylons. In the UK «pylon» means the electricity tower; in the USA these are often called «transmission towers» or «power line towers». If a power line has fallen down, stay far away and tell an adult.

In the corpora

• Never touch an electric fence or climb an electricity pylon; electricity can kill instantly.
• A power station turns big machines that push electricity along wires on tall pylons to our homes, at very high voltage.
• Never climb a pylon, and keep kites and drones far away from power lines.
• That is why cranes, roofs, pylons and the Eiffel Tower are full of triangles.
• Pylons carry electricity long distances at very high voltage.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pylon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.