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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 (7,133 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • transmission tower is a type of tower[2].
  • transmission tower is a type of pier[3].
  • transmission tower is a type of Q141503865[4].
  • transmission tower is part of high-voltage network[5].
  • transmission tower's Commons category is recorded as Electricity pylons[6].
  • transmission tower's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electricity pylons[7].
  • transmission tower's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as power=tower[8].
  • transmission tower's P14692 is recorded as Category:2012 disasters[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include tower[2], pier[3], and Q141503865[4].

Use and Application

transmission tower is part of high-voltage network[5].

Why It Matters

transmission tower ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,133 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · Hirho · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → tower, pier, Q141503865
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q141503865]]"
  2. 4w 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
    + 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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