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==Devices== * [[Birch rod]], made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment * [[Ceremonial rod]], used to indicate a position of authority * [[Connecting rod]], main, coupling, or side rod, in a reciprocating engine * [[Control rod]], used to control the rate of fission in a nuclear reactor * [[Divining rod]], two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing * [[Fishing rod]], a tool used to catch fish, like a long pole with a hook on the end * [[Lightning rod]], a conductor on top of a building to protect the building in the event of lightning by taking the charge harmlessly to earth * [[Measuring rod]], a kind of ruler * [[Switch (corporal punishment)]], a piece of wood used as a staff or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches * [[Truss rod]], a steel part inside a guitar neck used for its tension adjustment
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