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spars

The correct spelling is spars.

How to pronounce spars

noun

Say it like: Spa-rs

The correct spelling is spars. A rafter of a roof.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A rafter of a roof.
  2. 2.A thick pole or piece of wood.
  3. 3.A bar of wood used to fasten a door.
  4. 4.Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
  5. 5.A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.

verb

  1. 1.To bolt, bar.
  2. 2.To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.
  3. 3.To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
  4. 4.To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
  5. 5.To contest in words; to wrangle.

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