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• spar — spar1 [spär] n. [< MDu or MLowG, akin to OE spær(stan), gypsum, chalk] any shiny, crystalline, nonmetallic mineral that cleaves easily into chips or flakes spar2 [spär] n. [ME sparre < ON sparri or MDu sparre < IE base * sper , pole, rod …   English World dictionary

• spar — Ⅰ. spar [1] ► NOUN ▪ a thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship. ORIGIN shortening of Old French esparre, or from Old Norse. Ⅱ. spar [2] ► VERB (sparred, sparring …   English terms dictionary

• spar deck — n. the upper deck running a ship s full length …   English World dictionary

• spar deck — noun : an upper deck of light construction above the main deck * * * Naut. the upper deck of a vessel, extending from stem to stern. Cf. main deck. [1560 70] * * * spar deck noun (nautical) 1. A temporary deck laid in any part of a ship 2. A… …   Useful english dictionary

• Spar torpedo — Torpedo Tor*pe do, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, inis, from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spar torpedo — A spar torpedo is a weapon consisting of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, and attached to a boat. The weapon is used by running the end of the spar into the enemy ship. Spar torpedoes were often equipped with a barbed spear at… …   Wikipedia

• Spar (disambiguation) — A spar is a round pole of wood or metal, used on a sailing ship.Spar may also refer to:* Sparring, or practice fighting * Spar (aviation), the main structural member of the wing, running lengthways across the span of the wing * Spar (mineralogy) …   Wikipedia

• Spar (platform) — A SPAR, named for logs used as buoys in shipping and moored in place vertically, is a type of floating oil platform typically used in very deep waters. Spar production platforms have been developed as an alternative to conventional platforms. [… …   Wikipedia

• Spar deck — Deck Deck, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.] 1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks. [1913 Webster] Note: The following are the more… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …   Universalium

• spar — [[t]spɑ͟ː(r)[/t]] spars, sparring, sparred 1) V RECIP If you spar with someone, you box using fairly gentle blows instead of hitting your opponent hard, either when you are training or when you want to test how quickly your opponent reacts. [V… …   English dictionary