0 a tall metal structure to which wires carrying electricity are fixed so that they are safely held high above the ground:
1 a cone-shaped object that is usually red and white or yellow, used to keep vehicles away from an area of road temporarily, usually because repairs are being done to it:
2 a tall, metal structure used as a support:
power pylons
Contractors working on pylons on behalf of their operators are expected to comply with work practices that satisfy current safety legislation.
They have sustained a substantial number of invasions, from pylons for the super-grid to overhead distribution lines.
There is no proven need for the pylons.
Why is it necessary that we should have larger pylons than anybody else?
Is it not a fact that they will be larger than any previous pylons, as we have been informed locally by representatives of the board?
There are a huge number of vast and unattractive pylons.
Much more consideration would be given to placing pylons nearer the hillside and below sight lines wherever possible.
Pylons cause great sadness to those who are interested in scenic beauty, and telegraph poles can be extremely dangerous when placed alongside roads.
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(架高壓輸電線的)電纜塔,高壓電線架, 鐵塔, (機場的)標塔,指示塔…
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(架高压输电线的)电缆塔,高压电线架, (机场的)标塔,指示塔…
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torre de alta tensión, torre (de tendido eléctrico), pilón…
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torre de alta tensão…
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elektrik direği…
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pylône…
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stožár, maják…
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højspændingsmast, landingslys…
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