How to Use monopod in a Sentence

monopod

noun
  • Tripods and monopods that cannot fit inside a standard backpack or that extend over six feet.
    Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Like all my colleagues, I would be loaded down with cameras, lenses and monopods.
    Washington Post, 11 July 2017
  • Don’t bring a tripod, collapsible monopod, or any gear that could be mistaken for, or used as, a weapon.
    Jess Grey, Wired, 3 June 2020
  • Many photographers have started to use monopods, which offer a faster setup time than their three-legged brethren.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Slypod Pro, a telescoping monopod with a motor built in that can extend up to 20 inches.
    Eric Ravenscraft, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Get a travel model or a monopod—something that features knobs instead of appendages.
    Paul Sarconi, WIRED, 21 May 2017
  • Other available accessories are bag riders for the stock, a barricade block, and a folding monopod for the buttstock.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 14 Sep. 2020
  • A single-leg monopod provides adequate support while allowing you to move quickly from place to place.
    Fox News, 25 May 2017
  • Cameras with professional lenses, tripods/monopods and iPads.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
  • The protesters built their tree stands in February, and another protester erected a monopod—a freestanding perch atop a tall pole—at a separate site in late March.
    Kathryn Miles, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Some shrink down small enough to fit into luggage for traveling shooters, others transform into monopods for people who like to shoot and move, and some even employ flexible legs to grip surfaces other tripods only dream about.
    Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Selfie sticks, tripods, monopods, GoPro mounts and attachments, detachable lenses or other commercial equipment.
    Ed Masley, azcentral, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Professional photo, video and audio equipment — detachable zoom lenses, stands, monopods, tripods, selfie sticks or other commercial equipment.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Feb. 2024

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