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rod in Danish

rod in Danish is ris, spanskrør, stav — rod means a straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.

rod in Danish

ris
noun
A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
spanskrør
noun
A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
stav
noun
A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
stang
noun
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.
stavbakterie
noun
An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+1⁄2 yards.
stang
noun
A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.

What does "rod" mean?

  1. noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
    "The curtain hung from a brass rod above the window."
  2. noun A long, tapering pole used for fishing.
    "He bought a lightweight rod and a small box of bait for the weekend."
  3. noun An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards (roughly 5 meters), once used in surveying and land measurement.
    "In the history museum, a guide explained that a rod was once a standard land measure."
  4. noun (slang) A handgun.
    "The detective in the film always carried a rod under his coat."
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rod in a sentence

  • The curtain hung from a brass rod above the window.
  • Farmers pushed a wooden rod into the soil to mark where the seeds were planted.
  • He bought a lightweight rod and a small box of bait for the weekend.
  • My grandfather taught me how to hold the rod steady while waiting for a bite.

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What is "rod" in Danish?
"rod" in Danish is ris, spanskrør, stav. rod means: A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
How do you use "rod" in a sentence?
Example: "The curtain hung from a brass rod above the window." In Danish, "rod" is ris, spanskrør, stav.
Are there other ways to say "rod" in Danish?
Yes — Danish has 5 translations listed for "rod": ris, spanskrør, stav, stang, stavbakterie.
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