Definition of "rods" []

• Plural form of rod. (noun)

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• "The bundle of rods is said to represent strength through unity (many rods much stronger than a single rod), with the axe denoting authority, particularly the power over life and death."
• "As a test crew member noted, casting with one of these rods is “like fishing with a feather.”"
• "Carter went to negotiate -- following talking points cleared with Robert Gallucci, assistant of secretary of state for political-military affairs -- terms under which the DPRK would allow International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring of the unloading of irradiated fuel rods from the reactor at Yongbyon."