pylon

noun13

1. •
   A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.

   • After two pylonless months, July's pylon comes all the way from the hills outside Wellington, New Zealand. — 2023
2. •
   A pillar used to support a bridge.
3. •
   A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
4. •
   A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
5. •
   A traffic cone.
6. •
   An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
7. •
   A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
8. •
   A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
9. •
   (disapproving) An ineffective, useless player.

   • The defensemen have been total pylons tonight!
10. •
    A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.

    • McKenzie uses a pylon for all above knee amputees, and orders a permanent leg when function merits it. — 1963
11. •
    An obelisk.

    • The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a “true obelisk,” even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone. — 2012
12. •
    (historical) A post, tower, etc. as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
13. •
    (historical) A starting derrick for an aeroplane.