monopod

[ mon-uh-pod ]

noun

a single-legged support used to steady a handheld camera.

Origin of monopod

¹

First recorded in 1960–65; mono- + (tri)pod

Words Nearby monopod

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How to use monopod in a sentence

CEIQn9KI0j5The monopod is more than just a 44-inch-tall stick.
Get More from Your Binoculars with This $100 Stick | Wes Siler | September 19, 2020 | Outside Online
Like Wingnut, he has battled federal law enforcement agents from atop a monopod and lived in a tree.
Life With the Anarchists | Evan Wright | April 6, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

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