fishing rodnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ ˌrɒd/us/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ ˌrɑːd/US fishing polea long pole made of wood, plastic, etc. with a line attached to it and a hook at the end of the line, used for catching fish
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Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- hunted
- reel
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- snare
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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Examples from literature
- Gathering up his fishing rod and his basket, he stepped to the river bank and prepared to make another cast into the water.
- He appeared in the path, a basket of wine in one hand, a fishing rod in the other.
- Here they found Phil's fishing rod and also the string of fish he had caught.
- Nearly every boy has a fishing rod and goes fishing whenever he can.
- On the walls hung my two shot guns and my fishing rod.