fishing pole
noun
a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
fishing poles
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pluralof fishing pole.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"If you're building a new home, on plywood, if you're replacing your floor, on veneers, if you're getting married, on cut flowers, if you're going out fishing, on fishing poles," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Two people stood with fishing poles on the banks of the shimmering reservoir, which covers nearly 2,200 acres.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Using long fishing poles with tiny lassos at their tips, they gently captured them by their strong necks, placed them in coolers, and documented the exact branch or stump where they found each lizard.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2023
From Room 272, the “moptops” leaned out a window and famously posed with fishing poles over Elliott Bay.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
Pixie eased her sparkly toes right up against the fishing poles, where we’d left them lying on the shore.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
