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flyrod

flyrod noun: a thin, flexible fishing rod designed to cast an artificial fly.

Noun

flyrod (plural flyrods)

  1. a thin, flexible fishing rod designed to cast an artificial fly
    • Though the flyrod remains Gowdy’s preference, the best way to characterize his angling style these days is: whatever it takes to get the big ones, an approach he attributes to a chance encounter 10 years ago in a Chinese restaurant near his home at the time in North Andover, Mass.2008 June 21, Peter Kaminsky, “Taking His Cue From the Fish”, in New York Times

Forms of flyrod

pluralflyrods
alternative formfly rod
alternative formfly-rod

Origin of flyrod

From fly + rod.

Words formed from flyrod

Questions about flyrod

What does flyrod mean?
Flyrod means a thin, flexible fishing rod designed to cast an artificial fly.
What part of speech is flyrod?
Flyrod is a noun.
What is the plural of flyrod?
The plural of flyrod is flyrods.

Words near flyrod in the dictionary

  1. flyposting
  2. flyposts
  3. flyproof
  4. flyrobin
  5. flyrobins
  6. flyrod
  7. flyrodder
  8. flyrodders
  9. flyrods
  10. flys
  11. flysch

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