pylon
Example Sentences
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The farmer, from Shaw, said he saw response teams running up the track to the pylon.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Stephanie Mills, from Dickey Steps Riding School, told BBC Radio Manchester there were lots of emergency vehicles in the area a huge yellow parachute could be seen attached to the pylon.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Investigators later determined that improper repair work on the American Airlines plane had damaged parts within its pylon, a structure that attaches the engine to the wing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Down 2-0 in the third quarter, Flowers escaped the pocket on a third-and-12 play, keeping the ball on a read option and dove for the pylon for the touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
Much later, as they came under the pylon line, he remembered the overgrown ditch at the foot of the hill and set himself to reach it.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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