Plural of tripod

regular plural

The plural of tripod is tripods.

Forms of tripod

Around the vestry were tripods for anthracomancy, skulls for necromancy, mirrors for enoptromancy, or perhaps for putting on stage makeup.2015, John C. Wright, The Architect of Aeons, page 322. From the entry anthracomancy
The book's enduring power is also evident in its big-headed tripods from outer space, described perfectly by Wells way back when.2005 July 8, Caryn James, “Critic's Notebook: When the Film Outshines The Novel”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Mar 2018. From the entry way back when
They had good meat and always cooked out-of-doors by hanging their heavy iron pots over an open fire on bogracs (tripods).1972 July 14, Paula Buchholz, quoting Maria Cserhalmi, “They’re Proud of Homeland Traditions”, in Detroit Free Press, volume 142, number…. From the entry bogracs
"The cord-marked li tripods extended westward no further than Wan Hsien, and the gray li tripods did not even reach Feng-chieh."1968, Kwang-chih Chang, The Archaeology of Ancient China, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 413. From the entry Feng-chieh
Tripods, keister and loud talk don't make a pitchman any more than do fine feathers make fine birds.1942 August 29, Billboard, page 63. From the entry keister

noun A three-legged stand or mount.
noun An organism with three limbs.
noun A fictional three-legged Martian war machine from H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1897).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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