SPARE PARTS

  

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SPARE PARTS

"SPARE PARTS" is a plural of: spare part.


Specialty Definition: SPARE PARTS

DomainDefinition

Transportation

Articles of a repair or replacement nature for incorporation in an aircraft, including engines and propellers. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: SPARE PARTS

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
SPICEnglishSpare Parts Inventory PackageN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: SPARE PARTS

Synonym by domain: sparer (building & civil engineering, transportation).

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Crosswords: SPARE PARTS

English words defined with "SPARE PARTS": parts bin. (references)
Specialty definitions using "SPARE PARTS": aircraft-delivery checker, AIRCRAFT-SHIPPING CHECKER, animal shelter supervisorbowling-pin-machine mechaniccraft supervisorengineering clerkFrankenputerGUN-REPAIR CLERKinspector, finished machines and bundles, INSPECTOR, SHIPPINGLAUNDRY-MACHINE MECHANICmaintenance advisor, maintenance supervisor, MAINTENANCE-MECHANIC SUPERVISORORDNANCE TRUCK INSTALLATION MECHANICpackage opener, PARTS CATALOGER, parts data writer, PARTS-ORDER-AND-STOCK CLERK, PINSETTER MECHANIC, AUTOMATIC, production controller, PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, production expediter, production scheduler, progress clerk, purchaser, automotive partsschedule clerk, SERVICE SUPERVISOR, LEASED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, Ship's Stores, SUPERVISOR, KENNELtechnical release analyst. (references)

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Modern Usage: SPARE PARTS

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

No Spare Parts (1990)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: SPARE PARTS

DomainTitle

References

  • Automotive Aftermarket Spare Parts in Saudi Arabia: A Strategic Entry Report, 1997 (reference)

  • Aircraft Spare Parts in Indonesia: A Strategic Entry Report, 1998 (reference)

  • Components, Spare Parts and Air Conditioning Equipement in Hong Kong: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000 (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Modeling and forecasting the demand for aircraft recoverable spare parts (reference)

  • Do Butterflies Carry Spare Parts (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: SPARE PARTS

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Truck for repairs on spare parts. FSA (Farm Security Administration) warehouse depot. Atlanta, Georgia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Spare parts used in grapefruit juice canning plant. Weslaco, Texas. Credit: Library of Congress.

Clovis, New Mexico. Engine and car spare parts at the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe store department. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: SPARE PARTS

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

There is a growing market in Kazakhstan for computer spare parts. (references)

And spare parts for all materials handling equipment and machines. (references)

The majority of defense exports include ammunition and spare parts. (references)

Economic History

Brazil

During the period 1994 through 2000, spare parts sales increased by 70 percent. (references)

Mali

Currently, aid from Russia is restricted mainly to training and provision of spare parts. (references)

Morocco

The exemption is also applicable to spare parts and accessories imported at the same time. (references)

Human Rights

Afghanistan

Another demining organization working in Kandahar reported to Human Rights Watch that Taliban forces confiscated 1 vehicle on September 26, 3 ambulances on October 3, 9 pick-up trucks on October 11, and 22 additional vehicles on October 15. The forces also looted the office of the organization, taking spare parts, generators, radios, and the personal property of organization personnel. (references)

Iraq

In a report released by the U.N. Secretary General on September 13, the U.N. Special Rapporteur criticized the Government for the "sheer number of executions" taking place in the country, the number of "extrajudicial executions on political grounds," and "the absence of a due process of the law." The list of offenses requiring a mandatory death penalty has grown substantially in the past few years and now includes anything that could be characterized as "sabotaging the national economy," including forgery, as well as smuggling cars, spare parts, material, heavy equipment, and machinery. (references)

Political Economy

Eritrea

Principal imports include machinery, spare parts, food, and military material. (references)

Trade

Switzerland

Spare parts are always excluded. (references)

Syria

Producers often complain that it may take up to six months to import spare parts. (references)

Burma

Tariffs on most industrial inputs, machinery and spare parts average about 15 percent. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: SPARE PARTS

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

If there's anyway I can have an identical carcass up on blocks out in the backyard that I can pilfer spare parts from as needed, sign me up.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SPARE PARTS

Language Translations for "SPARE PARTS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

pjesë ndërrimi (part, spare part). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏قطع غيار, ‏قطع التبديل. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

резервни части (duplicates, replacements). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

零件 (spares), 備件 , 備" (machine parts or tools kept in reserve). (various references)

   

Czech

  

náhradní díly. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

wisselstukken (replacement parts, spares), reserve-onderdelen (replacement parts, spares), reservedelen (replacement parts, spares). (various references)

   

French

  

pièces de rechange (spares). (various references)

   

German

  

Ersatzteile (spare parts [pl], spares). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

pótalkatrészek. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

suku cadang. (various references)

   

Italian

  

pezzi di ricambio (replacement parts, spares). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

予備部" . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

よびぶひ". (various references)

   

Manx

  

ayrnyn brash (spares). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arespay artspay

   

Portuguese

  

peças sobresselentes (replacement parts, spares). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

piese de schimb. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

запасные части (duplicates). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

rezervni delovi. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

repuestos (replacement parts, spares), piezas de recambio (replacement parts, spares). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SPARE PARTS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-p-p-r-r-s-s-t"

-1 letter: strappers, tarpapers.

-2 letters: parapets, strapper, tarpaper, trappers.

-3 letters: appears, arrases, arrests, erratas, parapet, parsers, pasters, praters, rappers, raspers, rasters, repasts, sappers, sarapes, satraps, sparers, sparest, sparser, starers, tappers, trapper.

-4 letters: appear, arrest, aspers, assert, asters, errata, papers, parers, parser, parses, passer, pastas, paster, pastes, paters, prases, prater, prates, prests, rapers, rapper, rarest, rasers, rasper.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-e-p-p-r-r-s-s-t"
 

+4 letters: hyperparasites.

 

+5 letters: antiperspirants, appropriateness, hyperparasitism, misappropriates, superparasitism.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Quotations: Spoken
9. Translations: Modern
10. Abbreviations
11. Acronyms
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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