#rod a long thin implement made of metal or wood
supertype: implement instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
subtype: baton a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra
subtype: wand a baton used by a magician or water diviner
subtype: connecting_rod a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
subtype: piston_rod connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston
subtype: control_rod__controlrod a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
subtype: divining_rod__dowsing_rod__dowsingrod a rod (usually a forked branch) that is said to dip down when held over and underground source of water or minerals
subtype: fishing_rod__fishingrod__fishing_pole__fishingpole a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line
subtype: fly_rod a long flexible fishing rod used in fly fishing
subtype: spinning_rod a fishing rod designed for casting a spinning lure
subtype: pole a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
subtype: barge_pole__bargepole a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole"
subtype: microphone_boom__boom a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
subtype: caber a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of Scotland)
subtype: mast.pole any sturdy upright pole
subtype: ski_pole__skipole a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing
subtype: spar a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
subtype: boom any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
subtype: bowsprit a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel
subtype: dolphin_striker__martingale spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
subtype: gaff.spar a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail
subtype: jibboom a spar that extends the bowsprit
subtype: mast a vertical spar for supporting sails
subtype: foremast the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts
subtype: jiggermast__jigger any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl
subtype: jury_mast a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off
subtype: mainmast the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts
subtype: mizzenmast__mizenmast__mizzen__mizen third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy
subtype: topmast the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig
subtype: fore-topmast the topmast next above the foremast
subtype: main-topmast the topmast next above the mainmast
subtype: royal_mast__royalmast topmast immediately above the topgallant mast
subtype: topgallant_mast__topgallant a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel
subtype: sprit a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
subtype: yard.spar a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
subtype: main_yard yard for a square mainsail
subtype: stilt one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts"
subtype: ramrod a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
subtype: ramrod.rod a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm
subtype: rotating_shaft__shaft a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
subtype: camshaft has cams attached to it
subtype: crankshaft a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank
subtype: driveshaft a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
subtype: mandrel__spindle__mandril__arbor any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
subtype: transmission_shaft rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential
subtype: shaft.rod a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
subtype: axle a shaft on which a wheel rotates
subtype: dead_axle an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it
subtype: axletree a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheel revolve
subtype: axle_bar an iron bar that serves as an axletree
subtype: journal.axle the part of the axle contained by a bearing
subtype: live_axle__driving_axle__drivingaxle the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power
subtype: thill one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it
subtype: stair-rod__stairrod a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps
subtype: tie_rod__tierod either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels
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