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tripod

[trahy-pod] / ˈtraɪ pɒd /
NOUN
easel
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Cinematographer Meteor Cheung doesn’t need to do much more than park his camera on a tripod and pan it side to side, occasionally looking down in alarm like a librarian peering over her glasses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 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

“He likes to bring movement and accident to something that wouldn’t have them if shot on a tripod or dolly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

The water seethed in the barrel, under the tripod where the hogs would hang.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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