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transmission tower

tall structure used to support an overhead power line
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transmission tower
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transmission tower

Summary

transmission tower ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,869 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • transmission tower is a type of tower[2].
  • transmission tower is a type of pier[3].
  • transmission tower is part of high-voltage network[4].
  • transmission tower's Commons category is recorded as Electricity pylons[5].
  • transmission tower's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electricity pylons[6].
  • transmission tower's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as power=tower[7].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include tower[2] and pier[3].

Use and Application

transmission tower is part of high-voltage network[4].

Why It Matters

transmission tower ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,869 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → high-voltage network
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    Aerial view → Pont Briwet dros y Ddwyryd - Pont Briwet bridge over the Maw, Electricity pylons in Ukraine.jpg
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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