Rod
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Rod may mean:
- Rod (geometry), a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar
- Switch (rod), a long, straight piece of wood, either in the natural state (stem, branch or twig) or finished, as used as a staff (attribute and/or walking aid) or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches
- Rod cell is found in the retina and is sensitive to light/dark (black/white)
- Eubacterium with the shape of a rod
- Fishing rod
- Lightning rod
- Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing
- Railway Operating Division, as in LMS ex-ROD 2-8-0
- Penis (slang)
- Gun (slang)
- Rod (unit), an Imperial unit of length, also known as the pole or perch
- Rod (cryptozoology), a species of creature that flits about in the air at such a high speed as to not be seen by the naked eye, but which can be caught on video
- Rod (god), a Slavic god
- Rod (publisher), a music label from 1950s and 1960s Louisiana
- an abbreviation of such first names as Rodney, as in:
- *Rod Stewart, rock musician
- *Rod Laver (born 1938), Australian former tennis player
- *Rod Steiger (1925–2002), American actor
- Edouard Rod, French-Swiss novelist, 1857-1910
- Johnny Rod, American bass guitar player
- Rod From Avenue Q, a character in the stage musical Avenue Q
See also
- Dowel
- Hot rod, often also referred to as 'rod'
- Pole
- Rebar
- Rood, an old English unit equal to quarter an acre
- Stick, any long object
- Structural steel
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