三さん脚きゃく

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

tripod; three-legged stand

Refers to a three-legged support, especially for cameras, surveying equipment, or similar devices. Also used attributively with の.

• カメラを三さん脚きゃくに固こ定ていして夜や景けいを撮とった。

  I fixed the camera to a tripod and took a night shot.

• 三さん脚きゃくの椅い子すは不ふ安あん定ていに見みえるが意い外がいと丈じょう夫ぶだ。

  A three-legged chair looks unstable but is surprisingly sturdy.