Australian English Meaning of rod

rod

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Definitions and Meaning of rod in English

Wordnet

rod (n)

a long thin implement made of metal or wood

any rod-shaped bacterium

a linear measure of 16.5 feet

a square rod of land

a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light

a gangster's pistol

Webster

rod (n.)

A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).

An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement.

A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.

A support for a fishing line; a fish pole.

A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc.; a connecting bar.

An instrument for measuring.

A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole.

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rod

a long thin implement made of metal or wood, any rod-shaped bacterium, a linear measure of 16.5 feet, a square rod of land, a visual receptor cell that is sensi

Baton,stick,bastinado,bastinado,bat,Billy,billy club,bludgeon,club,bludgeon

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