rodnoun [ C ]
uk/rɒd/us/rɑːd/rod noun [ C ] (POLE)
a long, thin pole made of wood or metal:
He was given a fishing rod for his birthday.
The concrete is strengthened with steel rods.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
- bar
- billy club
- boathook
- bollard
- broomstick
- cane
- lightning conductor
- maypole
- pointer
- rung
- shaft
- shooting stick
- ski pole
- spoke
- stake
- totem pole
- truncheon
- utility pole
- waddy
- wand
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rod noun [ C ] (IN EYE)
specialized anatomy a type of cell in the retina (= part at the back of the eye) that helps you to see when there is not much light
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cone noun
Idiom(s)
make a rod for your own back