fly rod

noun

: a light springy fishing rod used in fly casting
flyrodder noun

Examples of fly rod in a Sentence

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My nephew caught his first trout on a fly rod while standing on public land along a clear, cold mountain stream. Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 7 May 2025 My mind was both blank and hyper-focused: cast the fly rod, mend, repeat. Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024 Stockbrokers in New York, corporate lawyers in San Francisco, federal judges and star-quality surgeons and foundation presidents—the sort of folk who own antique bamboo fly rods and field jackets of Irish tweed—planned their vacations around this event. David Quammen, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024 Sea Run Cases Norfork Classic Sea Run has become famous as the makers of the traveling fly anglers ultimate fly rod and reel cases—compact and ultra durable. Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for fly rod

Word History

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fly rod was in 1684

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“Fly rod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fly%20rod. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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