electricity pylons
High-voltage line supports
Electricity pylons are tall metal towers that support high-voltage power lines, carrying electrical current across long distances from generating stations to substations and eventually to consumers.
These lattice structures, typically made of steel, are engineered to withstand wind, ice, and the weight of heavy cables.
In British usage, pylon is standard; Americans more often say transmission tower or power line tower.
The electricity pylons marched across the countryside toward the city.
- humLow steady sound
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- transmissionSending of information
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
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