monopod

noun

mono·​pod ˈmä-nə-ˌpäd 

: a one-legged support (as for a camera)

Examples of monopod in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trying to balance your phone camera on a cart, bag, or tree is a losing game, especially when a solid monopod like this one is so easy to use, pack, and travel with. — Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026

Digital stabilization is available; its default mode works well for handheld recording with camera motion, and there's also a Boost mode that works nearly as well as a monopod for scenes without camera movement. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026

Professional photography equipment, detachable/interchangeable lenses, audio/video recording devices, tripods, monopods (selfie sticks), tablets, laptops, computers, promotional materials. — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026

However, additional accessories such as tripods, monopods, selfie sticks and cameras with a lens longer than 6 inches are prohibited. — Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

mon- + -pod (as in tripod)

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for monopod

• amphipod
• arthropod
• copepod
• decapod
• endopod
• escalade
• esplanade
• exopod
• gastropod
• goldenrod
• isopod
• ostracod