steel tower

Iron lattice structure

A steel tower is a tall structure built from steel, typically for transmitting electricity, supporting telecommunications equipment, or providing observation platforms.

Power lines run between steel towers across the countryside.

The term also applies to industrial structures like cooling towers or broadcast antennas: The steel tower rose above the tree line.

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pylon · antenna · radio mast · broadcast · electricity · girder · rivets · height · climb · galvanized · powerline · cables · guy wires · beacon · warning lights · skeleton · industrial · silhouette

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construction material

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Tall rock structure

brick tower · glass tower

structural form

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Reinforced subterranean refuge

basement · pit · trench · cellar · tunnel

permanence and construction type

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Dwelling made of dried grass

mud hut · tent · thatched cottage · igloo · earthwork

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G