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Spar (WLB-403), a former United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender USCGC Spar (WLB-206), a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender SPARS,
Spar
Women's branch of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve during WWII
SPARS was the acronym for the women's branch of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Women's Reserve. The abbreviation was derived from the Coast Guard
SPARS
Type of training for combat sports
Sparring is a form of training common to many combat sports. It can encompass a range of activities and techniques such as punching, kicking, grappling
Sparring
Marine structure used for floating oil/gas platforms
draft design of spars makes them less affected by wind, wave, and currents and allows for both dry tree and subsea production. A spar platform consists
Spar_(platform)
Basketball club in Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Omladinski košarkaški klub Spars, commonly referred to as OKK Spars or Spars Sarajevo, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ilidža, Bosnia
OKK_Spars
Dutch multinational retail franchise
SPAR International B.V., originally "DESPAR", styled as "DE SPAR" (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈspɑr]), is a Dutch multinational company that provides branding
Spar_(retailer)
Classification system for commercial compact disc releases
However, many record labels continued to use the code and SPARS decided to re-endorse the SPARS code in 1995. The three letters of the code have the following
SPARS_code
Index of articles associated with the same name
spar, less commonly atlas spar, is a trivial, partly obsolete name for fibrous varieties of the minerals gypsum, calcite, and aragonite. Satin spars have
Satin_spar
Topics referred to by the same term
Sparring Partner(s) may refer to: Sparring partner, a participant in sparring The Sparring Partner, a 2022 Hong Kong film Sparring Partners, a 1949 U.S
Sparring_Partner
Main structural member of the wing of an aircraft
Several different wooden spar types have been used and experimented with such as spars that are box-section in form; and laminated spars laid up in a jig, and
Spar_(aeronautics)
Rigging pole
vessels during the age of sail, spare spars could be roped together to provide a temporary surface known as a "spar deck". These served as jury-rigged repairs
Spar_(sailing)
Crystal that has readily discernible faces
needles found in sediments. Other spars can be found on the tips of gypsum chandeliers. Iceland spar Bunnell, Dave. "Pool spar". The virtual cave. Retrieved
Spar_(mineralogy)
Transparent variety of gypsum
gypsum, including satin spar gypsum, desert roses, and gypsum flowers. All varieties of gypsum, including selenite, satin spar, and alabaster, are composed
Selenite_(gypsum)
Canadian aerospace company
SPAR Aerospace was a Canadian aerospace company. It produced equipment for the Canadian Space Agency to be used in cooperation with NASA's Space Shuttle
Spar_Aerospace
2022 Hong Kong film by Ho Cheuk-tin
The Sparring Partner is a 2022 Hong Kong legal crime thriller film directed by Ho Cheuk Tin in his directorial debut. The film stars Yeung Wai-lun, Mak
The_Sparring_Partner
Weapon consisting of a bomb at the end of a long pole attached to a boat
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. It was used by driving the spar directly
Spar_torpedo
Bank based in North Jutland, Denmark
Spar Nord Bank A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: SPNO) is a bank based in North Jutland, Denmark. The history of the bank can be traced back to May 12, 1824, where
Spar_Nord
Wood-finishing varnish
Spar varnish (occasionally also called boat varnish or yacht varnish) is a wood-finishing varnish, originally developed for coating the spars of sailing
Spar_varnish
American singer (born 1981)
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is widely regarded as one of the most influential
Britney_Spears
North Sea oil storage structure
Brent Spar, known as Brent "E", was a North Sea oil storage and tanker loading buoy in the Brent oilfield, operated by Shell UK. With the completion of
Brent_Spar
Triangular sail with spars along upper and lower edges used by traditional Austronesians
types are typically fore-and-aft with spars along one or more edges and include a triangular variant with spars on the upper and lower edges, informally
Austronesian_sail_types
1946 American film directed by Alfred Edward Green
"Tars and Spars: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017. Tars and Spars at IMDb
Tars_and_Spars
Large clusters of precripitated cave crystals
the most common scalenohedron form has the Miller index [2131]. Dogtooth spars can form in both a subaerial and a subaqueous manner. The subareal vareant
Dogtooth_spar
Buoy designed for minimal interference from waves
A spar buoy is a tall, thin buoy that floats upright in the water and is characterized by a small water plane area and a large mass. Because they tend
Spar_buoy
British punk rock band
Cock Sparrer (/ˈkɒk spɑːrə/) is an English punk rock band formed in 1972 in the East End of London. Although they have never enjoyed commercial success
Cock_Sparrer
Part of a ship or boat
breezeway. Spar deck: In larger vessels during the age of sail, spare spars could be roped together to provide a temporary surface known as a "spar deck".
Deck_(ship)
Pole used in rigging of a sailing vessel
a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected vertically or near-vertically on the median line of a ship or boat. A mast may carry sails, spars, and derricks
Mast_(sailing)
List of ships with the same or similar names
USCGC Spar is the name of two United States Coast Guard buoy tenders: USCGC Spar (WLB-403), commissioned in 1944, decommissioned in 1997 and scuttled
USCGC_Spar
Way of fastening two or more items together with rope
bridges and towers, using ropes and wooden spars. There are still areas in the world where lashing spars (or poles) is the basic means of building.[citation
Lashing_(ropework)
Calcium carbonate mineral
variety called "Iceland spar" is used for optical purposes. Acute scalenohedral crystals are sometimes referred to as "dogtooth spar" while the rhombohedral
Calcite
South African retail company
The Spar Group Ltd, stylized as SPAR, is a major South African supermarket chain, and the country's largest by total number of stores. Headquartered in
Spar_(South_Africa)
Variety of corundum
Adamantine spar is a silky brown variety of corundum. It has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale. Yogo sapphire "Adamantine Spar". Archived from the original
Adamantine_spar
Spar boxes are a type of folk art, crafted by miners to display minerals and crystals they have found. The Story of Spar Boxes NATIONAL SPAR BOX COLLECTION
Spar_box
Mineral form of calcium fluoride
Harper, Douglas. "fluorite". Online Etymology Dictionary. Harper, Douglas. "spar". Online Etymology Dictionary. James Harrell 2012. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology
Fluorite
American film and television actor
comedy-drama television series Succession. He also appeared in the films Sparring Partner, Oxalis and Out of the Blue. In 2026, Jones starred as Michael
KeiLyn_Durrel_Jones
Anchor point in high lead logging
A spar tree is the tree used as the highest anchor point in a high lead cable logging setup. The spar tree is selected based on height, location and especially
Spar_(tree)
Martial artist and actor (1940–1973)
generally against teaching their martial arts techniques to non-Asians. Lee's sparring partner, Hawkins Cheung, states, "Probably fewer than six people in the
Bruce_Lee
Carbonate mineral (CaMg(CO3)2)
Dolomite (/ˈdɒl.əˌmaɪt, ˈdoʊ.lə-/) is an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate, ideally CaMg(CO3)2. The term is also used
Dolomite_(mineral)
American radar network
The Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS), colloquially Ballistic Missile Early Warning System radar network (BMEWS radar network), is a United
Solid State Phased Array Radar System
Solid_State_Phased_Array_Radar_System
Transparent variety of calcite
Iceland spar, formerly called Iceland crystal (Icelandic: silfurberg [ˈsɪlvʏrˌpɛrk], lit. 'silver-rock') and also called optical calcite, is a transparent
Iceland_spar
Index of articles associated with the same name
blue color, sometimes with a greenish tint, was also known among the azure spars. Azurite or copper azure is an opaque or slightly translucent mineral, copper
Azure_spar
Barium sulfate mineral
have been used for baryte, including barytine, barytite, barytes, heavy spar, tiff, and blanc fixe. Baryte occurs in many depositional environments, and
Baryte
The Aasta Hansteen spar is a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for natural gas operated by Equinor located 186 miles offshore in the
Aasta_Hansteen_spar
Mineral of zinc carbonate
Smithsonite, also known as zinc spar, is the mineral form of zinc carbonate (ZnCO3). Historically, smithsonite was identified with hemimorphite before
Smithsonite
Undertaking combative actions without intent to harm
actions without serious intent of harm. Participants can engage in such sparring for ritual, training, recreational or performance reasons. The nature of
Mock_combat
Dutch entrepreneur, founder of Spar (1898–1967)
was a Dutch entrepreneur, credited as the founder of the supermarket chain Spar on 28 June 1932. In 1880 Adriaan's grandfather Antonius van Well had started
Adriaan_van_Well
Cutting tool
anything except the smallest of side-shoots, its main use is the splitting of spars (or spits or broaches, depending upon the region), made from hazel gads
Billhook
American professor and administrator
Debora Lynn Spar is a professor and higher education administrator at Harvard Business School, and the former President of Barnard College and the Lincoln
Debora_Spar
Competition format of karate
Full contact karate is any format of karate where competitors spar (also called "Kumite") full-contact and allow a knockout as winning criterion. Full
Full_contact_karate
Ropes, cables and chains which support masts of sailing ships
rigging is rigging which adjusts the position of the vessel's sails and spars including halyards, braces, sheets and vangs. According to the Encyclopædia
Rigging
Spar extending forward from a sailing vessel's prow
The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar extending forward from the vessel's prow. The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay that counteracts
Bowsprit
Sail-carrying part of the rigging of a sailing ship
aft rigs have yards, the term is usually used to describe the horizontal spars used on square rigged sails. In addition, for some decades after square
Yard_(sailing)
1970 single by Edison Lighthouse
"Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" is the debut single by Edison Lighthouse, first released on 9 January 1970 in the UK and in February in the US. The
Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Love_Grows_(Where_My_Rosemary_Goes)
Ukrainian boxer (born 1987)
spars 15 rounds of three-and-a-half minutes with 20 seconds' rest, facing a new opponent each round, eventually accumulating 250 rounds of sparring in
Oleksandr_Usyk
Group of rock-forming minerals
Feldspar (/ˈfɛl(d).ˌspɑːr/ FEL(D)-spar; sometimes spelled felspar) is a group of rock-forming aluminium tectosilicate minerals, also containing other
Feldspar
Structural element of sailing vessels
Crosstrees, the two horizontal spars at the upper ends of the topmasts of sailing ships, serve to anchor the shrouds from the topgallant mast above. They
Crosstrees
Small line (rope) used to fasten the corner of a sail to a spar or yard
an earing is a small line (rope) used to fasten the corner of a sail to a spar or yard. In the Age of Sail, a position at the Weather Earing (the earing
Earing
brainres.2012.04.032. PMID 22608068. S2CID 11734819. "buspirone (Rx) - BuSpar, Buspirex, more." Medscape Reference. WebMD. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
Buspirone
1995 nonfiction book by Budd Schulberg
Sparring with Hemingway is a 1995 book written by Budd Schulberg consisting of a collection of his articles spanning nearly half a century. The book includes
Sparring_with_Hemingway
Structural art using ropes and wooden spars
Pioneering is the art of using ropes and wooden spars joined by lashings and knots to create a structure. Pioneering can be used for constructing small
Pioneering_(scouting)
Secondary minerals of antimony oxide class
name of bitter spar. Dolomite Magnesite Brown spars Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bitter spar. Satin spar Feldspars Azure spar Moonstone Belomorite
Bitter_spar
Rope to control the end of a spar on a sailboat
control the end of a spar on a sailboat. On a modern sloop-rigged sailboat with a symmetric spinnaker, the spinnaker pole is the spar most commonly controlled
Guy_(sailing)
American martial artist and actor (1940–2026)
executing speedy attacks, conditioning, fighting form drills, and one-step sparring techniques. Norris's first starring role was 1977's Breaker! Breaker! He
Chuck_Norris
Tin oxide mineral
Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals. Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce
Cassiterite
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
says Mike Tyson aiming to knock out Roy Jones Jr. despite rules: 'No one spars a full month for an exhibition'". MMA Fighting. Archived from the original
Mike_Tyson
Secondary minerals of antimony oxide class
Brown spar or brown-spar (German: braunspat) is a trivial, partly obsolete name for at least four carbonate minerals that are relatively similar in composition:
Brown_spar
American mixed martial artist (born 1991)
division. UFC commentator Joe Rogan stated regarding Strickland’s defense, “He spars more than anybody in the UFC and they put a mouthpiece that measures how
Sean_Strickland
American influencer and streamer (born 2005)
the incident. In December 2023, Watkins participated in a charity boxing sparring session with KSI, raising funds for the Anthony Walker Foundation. On February
IShowSpeed
Korean martial art
breaking wooden boards and in the combat sport kyorugi involves the kind of sparring seen in the Olympics. Taekwondo is primarily a bare-hand martial art and
Taekwondo
American writer and political commentator (born 1993)
pugnacious, crude and off-the-wall". Dowd says he "feigns being crazy", and "spars and trolls" and "engages in high jinks". Schlossberg has been criticized
Jack_Schlossberg
Upper section of mast on sailing ship
The masts of traditional sailing ships were not single spars, but were constructed of separate sections or masts, each with its own rigging. The topmast
Topmast
Arrangement of a ship's masts, sails, and ropes
claw sails and also had spars on both the head and the foot of the sails; but they were square or rectangular with the spars not converging into a point
Rig_(sailing)
Index of articles associated with the same name
Potassium feldspar refers to a number of minerals in the feldspar group that contain large amounts of potassium in the crystal lattice. Orthoclase (endmember
Potassium_feldspar
Canadian professional wrestler (1944–2020)
as a truck driver. Initially, he trained to be a boxer and eventually sparred with greats such as Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, but was always fascinated
Rocky_Johnson
Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
Flamengo. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017. "Lucas Paquetá é um dos sparrings da Seleção Olímpica". Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. 21 July 2016. Retrieved
Lucas_Paquetá
Numbered fleet of the United States Navy
Nimbus Moon (land and sub-surface naval ordnance clearance), and Nimrod Spar, in which a private salvage contractor would clear the canal of the ten sunken
United_States_Sixth_Fleet
brands with the most supermarkets are Carrefour, Coopérative U, Auchan and SPAR. Caprabo Carrefour Condis E.Leclerc Family Cash Système U Carrefour Parma
List of supermarket chains in Europe
List_of_supermarket_chains_in_Europe
Bosnian basketball player (born 2001)
Sarajevo to the OKK Spars. He drew attention especially with his performance in the Adidas Next Generation Tournament with the Spars team in the 2016–2017
Tarik_Biberović
British boxer (born 1994)
left Shamrock Promotions and signed with fellow British heavyweight and sparring partner Dillian Whyte, who became his manager. He claimed the vacant English
Fabio_Wardley
"Maharashtra heat-stroke deaths | As toll rises to 13, Opposition MVA spars with ruling Shinde-Fadnavis government". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved
List_of_Indian_heat_waves
Type of two-legged frame for lifting loads
by a guy. The heels of the spars are secured by splay and heel tackles. The point at the top of the sheers where the spars cross and are lashed together
Shear_legs
Sailing vessels of Austronesian peoples
claw sails and also had spars on both the head and the foot of the sails; but they were square or rectangular with the spars not converging into a point
Austronesian_vessels
Simple lashing knot
knot is a simple lashing knot used to secure two linear objects, such as spars, at right angles to each other. While often described in relation to the
Transom_knot
In sailing, a spar along the bottom edge of a fore and aft rigged sail
equipped with wooden spars. On very large sailing vessels, the spars may be steel. Modern, high performance, racing yachts may have spars constructed of more
Boom_(sailing)
" Allison's kite has only vertical spars. The wind pressure curves the single sheet of material between the spars into a semicircle. The positioning of
Sled_kite
Spanish basketball club
Uni Girona Club de Basquet, also known as Spar Girona (previously Spar Citylift Girona) for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional women's basketball
Uni_Girona_CB
Beam anchored at only one end
wooden materials, the Fokker V.1. In the cantilever wing, one or more strong spars run along the span of the wing. The end fixed rigidly to the central fuselage
Cantilever
Ancient type of gate
through which the wood spars were placed. Some examples had a circular hole in one pier and a square hole in the other so that the spars could not rotate and
Slip_gate
Form of fluorite and semi-precious mineral
Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral, a rare form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish colour. In the United
Blue_John_(mineral)
Indian criminal and terrorist (born 1955)
Algebra Talks. Algebra. Retrieved 13 June 2018. "Ram Jethmalani, Sharad Pawar spar over Dawood Ibrahim". India Today. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2018. "Sharad
Dawood_Ibrahim
Features that define a (ship) sail's shape and function
variety of features and fittings allow the sail to be attached to lines and spars. Whereas conventional sails form an airfoil with one layer of fabric, wingsails
Sail_components
Rigging that supports masts
which support each mast or bowsprit on a sailing vessel and reinforce those spars against wind loads transferred from the sails. This term is used in contrast
Standing_rigging
Armor worn by practitioners of Taekwondo during sparring
during sparring and competition. Translated into English, hogu means chest or chest protector. The hogu has been used in World Taekwondo sparring since
Hogu
Executive transport aircraft
a conventional tailplane, as well as its main wing, with the main wing spars passing behind the passenger cabin area. The FAI lists it as the fastest
Piaggio_P.180_Avanti
RDF query language
SPARQL (pronounced "sparkle", a recursive acronym for SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language) is an RDF query language—that is, a semantic query language
SPARQL
Irish wholesaler and grocery franchise operator
a wholesaler and retail grocery franchise operator in Ireland, owned by SPAR South Africa. The company head office is based in Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
BWG_Foods
Indian politician (born 1956)
anti-CAA protest". "Kerala Congress rift wide open: Mullappally, Satheesan spar over joint anti-CAA protest". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 February
Ramesh_Chennithala
Sailboat class
was built by Pearson Yachts of Bristol, Rhode Island and later by Ensign Spars of Dunedin, Florida. The Ensign is a development of the Pearson Electra
Pearson_Ensign
1963 British film by Joan Littlewood
Barbara Windsor. It was written by Stephen Lewis based on his 1960 play Sparrers Can't Sing, first performed at Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in the Theatre
Sparrows_Can't_Sing
Species of owl
occurring, resulting in an interspecific hybrid owl referred to as a "sparred owl". S. o. caurina – Northern spotted owl S. o. lucida – Mexican spotted
Spotted_owl
SPARS
SPARS
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Touch
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Feel; Healthy; Touch
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Touch; Feel; Sensation
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Soft Touch of Mind
Boy/Male
Tamil
Touch
Girl/Female
Tamil
Love, Care, Sparkling eyes
Girl/Female
Indian
Pleasant Touch
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Touch
Girl/Female
Hindu
Love, Care, Sparkling eyes
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Touch
Girl/Female
Indian
Touch; Feel; Sensation
SPARS
SPARS
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Brave and Lovable
Boy/Male
Tamil
Impulse
Boy/Male
Australian, Irish
Son of Cionaith
Surname or Lastname
probably Spanish
probably Spanish : unexplained. In Spain this name is mainly found in Andalusia.English : variant spelling of Paine.Southern French : from Latin paganus ‘country dweller’, hence a nickname for a country-born person, or from its later sense of ‘pagan’, ‘heathen’, given to a child not yet baptized. Compare Paine.A Payan, also called Saintonge, from the Saintonge region of France, is documented in Quebec City in 1699.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Prameetha | பà¯à®°à®®à®¿à®¤à®¾Â
Best friend, Wisdom
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Joy; Pleasure
Female
Chamoru
, lovely, sweet.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Stone of the Side; Combination of Initials J and D; The Gemstone Jade
Girl/Female
Hindu
The name lemma means a creeper, A deer, A lady
Male
Egyptian
, a mystical divinity.
SPARS
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n.
A rope used for binding masts and spars.
n.
The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship.
superl.
Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
adv.
Sparsely.
adv.
Sparsely; scatteredly; here and there.
a.
Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated.
superl.
Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.
v. t.
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
v. t.
To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use.
adv.
In a scattered or sparse manner.
n.
An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle.
a.
Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration of Ship.
n.
The quality or state of being sparse; as, sparseness of population.
v. t.
To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.
v. t.
To take the spars, stakes, or bars from.
v. t.
To scatter; to disperse.
a.
Having spars smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of vessels.
n.
DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails.
n.
A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a sprinkling.
v. t.
To dismantle; as, to strip a ship of rigging, spars, etc.