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tripod

[trahy-pod] / ˈtraɪ pɒd /
NOUN
easel
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He preferred an easygoing static tripod shot — a point Adrian contested, as is shown in the film.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

He notes that security guards will often shoo you off if you use a tripod without advance approval, so it’s best to bring a handheld camera instead.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

As night fell on Tucson, a man in a reflector jacket parked his truck on the same hill where Williams held court, and deployed a tripod.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

For this video, though, the 21-year-old used a company-issued tripod and wore her Starbucks logo-emblazoned apron.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

A telescope sat mounted on a tripod, aimed out the window: Miss Wren’s lookout station, where she watched for trouble, and the comings and goings of her spy pigeons.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

Along the route, families arrive with lawn chairs, tents and tripods.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

“Once in a Lifetime” is part video display and part sculpture, made of tripods, toothpicks, lights, cardboard boxes and projectors that flicker images on the gallery walls.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 2, 2026

You can still taste its acrid smell; all the TV equipment - cameras, lights, tripods - are tangles of twisted metal.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2025

Even simpler: Fashion tripods of brush, then give the young plants a little help with a piece of string or two in the early weeks, to empower their ascent.

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2024

He moves north, trying to evade the tripods.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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