[Tagging] power=tower or pole?

[Brad Neuhauser]

I know the definition of pole is "solid cylindrical object" but if you look
at the examples of poles on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole)
lots of them aren't solid.  Why not just stick with pole and tower?  Mast,
while it might be used for poles/towers, is usually used in the context of
ships or antennae. (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_masts_and_towers)
 Also, from this last page, there's this description of the difference:

The terms "mast" and "tower" are often used interchangeably. However, in
structural engineering terms, a tower is a self-supporting or
cantilevered<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantilever> structure,
while a mast is held up by stays or guys<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy-wire>
.

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:44 AM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com
> wrote:

> 2010/9/8 Nathan Edgars II <neroute2 at gmail.com>:
> > Another complication: all examples but one on
> > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:power%3Dpole are metal with
> > trusses.
>
>
> It's a pity. What do the English natives say, is mast a good word?
> Actually I think that pole isn't because it is (language) implying a
> form and type (solid cylinder) AFAIK, while mast looked more generic
> to me, I found out that "a mast is held up by stays or guys" (in
> opposite to a tower which is self-supporting).
>
> Isn't there a good word for a smaller then a tower power-line-support?
>
> cheers,
> Martin
>
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