fishing pole

noun

A pole used for fishing.

Meanings

nounfishing pole (plural fishing poles)

plural fishing poles

  1. A pole used for fishing.

    Synonyms: fishing rod

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pole used for fishing.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 魚竿 /鱼竿
  • 魚竿 /鱼竿 (jyu⁴ gon¹)pole used for fishing
Chinese Mandarin 釣竿 /钓竿, 魚竿 /鱼竿
  • 釣竿 /钓竿 (diàogān)pole used for fishing
  • 魚竿 /鱼竿 (yúgān)pole used for fishing
Finnish onkivapa, vapa
  • onkivapapole used for fishing
  • vapapole used for fishing
  • onkipole used for fishing
French gaule
  • gaulepole used for fishing
German Angelrute
  • Angelrutepole used for fishing
Indonesian tegek
  • tegekpole used for fishing
Irish slat iascaigh
  • slat iascaighpole used for fishing
Japanese のべ竿, 延べ竿
  • のべ竿 (nobezao)pole used for fishing
  • 延べ竿 (nobezao)pole used for fishing
Korean 민장대
  • 민장대 (minjangdae)pole used for fishing
Russian удочка
  • удочка (udočka)pole used for fishing
Tagalog baliwasnan, bawig
  • baliwasnanpole used for fishing
  • bawigpole used for fishing
  • bawaypole used for fishing
  • tawtawpole used for fishing
Turkish olta
  • oltapole used for fishing
Ukrainian ву́дочка, ву́дка
  • ву́дочка (vúdočka)pole used for fishing
  • ву́дка (vúdka)pole used for fishing
Cite this entry
APA

fishing pole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20pole

MLA

“fishing pole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20pole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishing pole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20pole.

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