rod
noun
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
rods
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pluralof rod.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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So much sand has eroded at the popular Newport Beach surfing spot The Wedge that remnants of decades-old buried infrastructure, like rusted metal rods and chunks of concrete, have been exposed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
In these trials, researchers introduce light-sensitive proteins into nerve cells that remain in the retina after the cells that normally detect light – called rods and cones – have been lost.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
A pyramid of gold-colored rods was situated over the bed.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
This all unfolds next to four or so men casting their fishing rods into the increasingly choppy waters.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Slender iron rods just two and a half inches thick and eighty feet long linked the rim, or felloe, of each wheel to a “spider” affixed to the axle.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
