spar
1Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
Aeronautics. a principal lateral member of the framework of a wing of an airplane.
to provide or make with spars.
Origin of spar
1Other words from spar
- sparlike, adjective
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Other definitions for spar (2 of 5)
(of boxers) to make the motions of attack and defense with the arms and fists, especially as a part of training.
to box, especially with light blows.
to strike or attack with the feet or spurs, as gamecocks do.
to bandy words; dispute.
a motion of sparring.
a boxing match.
a dispute.
Origin of spar
2Other definitions for spar (3 of 5)
any of various more or less lustrous crystalline minerals, as fluorspar or feldspar.
Origin of spar
3Other words from spar
- sparlike, adjective
Other definitions for SPAR (4 of 5)
or Spar
(during World War II) a woman enlisted in the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard (disbanded in 1946).
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4Other definitions for SpAr (5 of 5)
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How to use spar in a sentence
I finished the counter using four one-by-eight fir planks that I sanded and sealed with two coats of marine-grade spar varnish and then buffed to a glossy shine.
spar has a new book titled The Baby Business: How Money, Science and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conception.
Want Blue Eyes With That Baby?: The Strange New World of Human Reproduction | Eleanor Clift | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAsked if the ability to reproduce should be a human right, spar said she would leave that for the philosophers to think about.
Want Blue Eyes With That Baby?: The Strange New World of Human Reproduction | Eleanor Clift | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut an island any less menacing would fail to breed a villain who could hope to spar with James Bond.
But Cruz followed Lee on the Senate floor to spar with McCain.
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By Monday, however, Santorum had learned to deflect questions on hot-button social issues rather than spar with potential voters.
Santorum’s New Hampshire Expectations Plummet as Iowa Glow Wears Off | Lois Romano | January 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTPresently the bowman uttered a thrilling shout, for, through the turmoil of dashing spray, he saw the man clinging to a spar!
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneThe canvas was torn from the yards, and spar after spar fell, until nothing but the masts remained.
The Whale and the Grasshopper | Seumas O'BrienOn the third round the sail was pulled down and the spar housed, but it was too late in the day to pick up the first flight.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.And logs were chained fast around the vessel so that no torpedo spar could reach her.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousAt the bow of this launch was a long spar, and at the end of this spar was a torpedo holding a hundred pounds of dynamite.
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British Dictionary definitions for spar (1 of 3)
/ (spɑː) /
any piece of nautical gear resembling a pole and used as a mast, boom, gaff, etc
(as modifier): a spar buoy
a principal supporting structural member of an aerofoil that runs from tip to tip or root to tip
Origin of spar
1British Dictionary definitions for spar (2 of 3)
/ (spɑː) /
boxing martial arts to fight using light blows, as in training
to dispute or argue
(of gamecocks) to fight with the feet or spurs
an unaggressive fight
an argument or wrangle
informal a close friend
Origin of spar
2British Dictionary definitions for spar (3 of 3)
/ (spɑː) /
any of various minerals, such as feldspar or calcite, that are light-coloured, microcrystalline, transparent to translucent, and easily cleavable: Related adjective: spathic
Origin of spar
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