Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 17, 2026

Pylon

Pylon may refer to:

Last revised
Jun 17, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
234 w
Citations
Source

Pylon may refer to:

Structures and boundaries

  • Pylon (architecture), the gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple or Christian cathedral
  • Pylon, a support tower structure for suspension bridges or highways
  • Pylon, an orange marker designating a corner of an American football end zone
  • Aircraft pylon, an external mount for equipment such as engines and weapons
  • Electricity pylon, a steel lattice tower used to support an overhead power line
  • Traffic pylon, a cone-shaped marker that is placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect traffic
  • Traction current pylon, a railroad pylon carrying at least one circuit for traction current

Arts, entertainment, and media

Other uses

  • Pylon turn, a flight maneuver in which an aircraft banks into a circular turn around a fixed spot on the ground
  • Pylons project, a set of open source web application frameworks written in Python
See also

See also