rod

1. A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.

   The circus strong man proved his strength by bending an iron rod, and then straightening it.

   Stange, Stock, Stab

   шта́нгаštánga, па́лкаpálka, сте́рженьstérženʹ

   стри́женьstrýženʹ, прутprut, брусbrus

2. A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.

   Stange, Stab, Zeltstab

3. A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.

   When I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water.

   Angel, Angelrute

   у́дочкаúdočka, уди́лищеudílišče

   ву́дкаvúdka, ву́дочкаvúdočka

4. A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.

5. An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.

   The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod.

6. A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.

   I notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut.

   Zollstock, Metermaß, Meßstab

7. 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.

8. 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.

   The engine threw a rod, and then went to pieces before our eyes, springs and coils shooting in all directions.

   Bolzen, Achse, Welle

   шта́нгаštánga, сте́рженьstérženʹ, штокštok

9. A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.

   The rods are more sensitive than the cones, but do not discern color.

   Stäbchen

   па́лочкаpáločka

   па́личкаpályčka

   a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light

10. Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.

    He applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria.

11. A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and ¹⁄₈ to ¹⁄₄ inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.

    Rührstab, Rührstäbchen

12. (сленг)A pistol; a gun.

    a gangster's pistol

1. This building has a lightning rod.

   Цей будинок має блискавичник.

   ruУ этого здания есть громоотвод.

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2. Did you forget your fishing rod?

   deHast du deine Angelrute vergessen?

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3. Could I borrow one of your fishing rods?

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4. He can bend an iron rod with his hands.

   ruОн может голыми руками согнуть железный прут.

   deEr kann eine Eisenstange mit seinen Händen verbiegen.

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5. Tom always keeps a fishing rod in his car.

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