tripod
noun
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
tripods
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pluralof tripod.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Along the route, families arrive with lawn chairs, tents and tripods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Local journalists were already carrying out interviews at the scene, before reporters from around the world turned the grassy mound opposite the stump into a "sea of camera tripods".
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
Big backpacks, as well as tripods and other professional camera equipment, are also banned.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
As the temperature dropped and the land got darker, they stood next to an array of cameras on tripods, waiting to get the right shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
“Hundreds” of residents of Riverside Drive, on the west side of Manhattan, believed themselves to be in the path of the imaginary Martian tripods.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
