Pylon

The pylon was about to collapse.

The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.

After two pylonless months, July's pylon comes all the way from the hills outside Wellington, New Zealand.

These smaller pylons have might not possess the majesty of the giant 400 kV pylons, but they have a squat charm all of their own and 132 kV was the original voltage of the National Grid when it was rolled out in the 1920s.

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.

The defensemen have been total pylons tonight!

So I joined a rec league in October with no hockey experience and little skating experience. While its been fun, there is the problem that I continue to be a pylon.

IMO the Nyquist, Pearson and Koeptke experiment is done. Put them on waivers and bring up the young lads. Lambert, Chibby and even Ford can provide some speed and youthful enthusiasm while contributing more than these pylons.

McKenzie uses a pylon for all above knee amputees, and orders a permanent leg when function merits it.

During the early postoperative period, before the patient has a prosthesis, they may have a rigid dressing with a pylon.