Spar

Word SPAR
Character 4
Hyphenation spar
Pronunciations /spɑː/

Definitions and meanings of "Spar"

What do we mean by spar?

A wooden or metal pole, such as a boom, yard, or bowsprit, used to support sails and rigging. noun

A usually metal pole used as part of a crane or derrick. noun

A main structural member in an airplane wing or a tail assembly that runs from tip to tip or from root to tip. noun

To supply with spars. transitive verb

To fasten with a bolt. transitive verb

A nonmetallic, readily cleavable, translucent or transparent light-colored mineral with a shiny luster, such as feldspar. noun

To fight with an opponent in a short bout or practice session, as in boxing or the martial arts. intransitive verb

To make boxing or fighting motions without hitting one's opponent. intransitive verb

To bandy words about in argument; dispute. intransitive verb

To fight by striking with the feet and spurs. Used of gamecocks. intransitive verb

A motion of attack or defense in boxing. noun

A sparring match. noun

To rush forward in attack; make an onset.

To rise and strike with the shanks or spurs; fight, as cocks, with the spurs protected with leather pads, so that the birds cannot injure each other.

To make the motions of attack and defense with the arms and closed fists; use the hands in or as if in boxing, either with or without boxing-gloves; practise boxing.

To bandy words; engage in a wordy contest, either angrily or humorously.

In mineralogy, a general term formerly employed, but rather vaguely, to include a large number of crystalline minerals having a bright but non-metallic luster, especially when breaking readily into fragments with smooth surfaces. noun

A stick or piece of wood of considerable length in proportion to its thickness; a stout pole; a large cudgel. noun

A bar used for fastening a gate or door, or the like; hence, a bolt. noun

A rafter of a roof.

A thick pole or piece of wood.

A bar of wood used to fasten a door.

Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.

A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Spar

The word "spar" in example sentences

The term spar is a generic term used by geologists to refer to any non-metallic mineral with a glassy (vitreous) luster that breaks on distinct flat surfaces (planes). ❋ Unknown (2008)

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - State of the Union: Carville, Matalin spar over CIA probe « - Blogs from CNN. com ❋ Unknown (2009)

State of the Union: Carville, Matalin spar over CIA probe ❋ Unknown (2009)

A single large beam, called the main spar, runs through the wing, typically nearer the leading edge at about 25 percent of the total chord. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To resist fore and aft movement, the wing will usually be fitted with a second smaller drag-spar nearer the trailing edge, tied to the main spar with structural elements or a stressed skin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I used three coats of diluted satin spar varnish - looks great. bournemouth ❋ Unknown (2008)

One day recently, we were riding along in the Myra-mobile with Myra driving, when some kind of word spar broke out between the boy and Myra. ❋ Wilberteets (2006)

The topside of the cargo ship had to be fitted with a metal grid, a so-called spar deck, to hold the containers. ❋ Rybczynski, Witold (2006)

On her left hand lay a bundle of the straight, smooth sticks called spar-gads — the raw material of her manufacture; on her right, a heap of chips and ends — the refuse — with which the fire was maintained; in front, a pile of the finished articles. ❋ Unknown (2006)

She was lying on a clear white bank of sand and the spar was a sort of foremast or some sort of tackle that slanted out of water the way she was laying on her side. ❋ Ernest Hemingway (1953)

The intermediate space from the bulkhead of the quarter-deck to the forecastle was filled with long spars and booms, and called the spar-deck. ❋ Danske Dandridge (N/A)

On her left hand lay a bundle of the straight, smooth sticks called spar-gads -- the raw material of her manufacture; on her right, a heap of chips and ends -- the refuse -- with which the fire was maintained; in front, a pile of the finished articles. ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)

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