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rod in French

rod in French is tige, verges, canne à pêche — rod means a straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.

rod in French

tige
noun
verges
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.
canne à pêche
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.
verge
noun
(archaic) A unit of area equal to a square rod, 30+1⁄4 square yards or 1⁄160 acre.
bite
noun
(slang, vulgar) The penis.
paf
noun
(slang, vulgar) The penis.
pine
noun
(slang, vulgar) The penis.
queue
noun
(slang, vulgar) The penis.
vit
noun
(slang, vulgar) The penis.
zob
noun
(slang, vulgar) The penis.

What does "rod" mean?

  1. noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
    "He used a metal rod to prop the window open."
  2. noun A long, tapering pole used for fishing.
    "She cast her fishing rod into the quiet river."
  3. noun An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards (roughly 5 meters), once used in surveying and land measurement.
    "The old deed measured the field boundary in rods."
  4. noun (slang) A handgun.
    "The detective in the film always carried a rod under his coat."

rod in a sentence

  • He used a metal rod to prop the window open.
  • She cast her fishing rod into the quiet river.
  • The old deed measured the field boundary in rods.
  • The detective in the film always carried a rod under his coat.

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Frequently asked questions

What is "rod" in French?

"rod" in French is tige, verges, canne à pêche. 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: "He used a metal rod to prop the window open." In French, "rod" is tige, verges, canne à pêche.

Are there other ways to say "rod" in French?

Yes — French has 10 translations listed for "rod": tige, verges, canne à pêche, verge, bite, paf.

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