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bipod|ˈbaɪpɒd|
[f. bi-2 + -pod, after tripod.]
A two-legged support or structure, esp. one for a light machine-gun. Also attrib.
1938Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. XLII. 868 Later I introduced a gaff mainsail..and still later (1930) I rigged a bipod mast. 1940War Illustr. 2 Feb. 41 It [sc. the Bren gun] may be mounted either on a tripod or a bipod, or fired direct from the shoulder. 1950Archit. Rev. CVII. 262/2 The first floor consists of a series of boxes suspended from steel bipods, and connected by corridors in the form of enclosed bridges. |