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gars

UK/ɡɑːz/US/ɡɑɹz/

gars is the plural of gar.

gars is the alternative form of garce.

Meaning of gar

Noun

gar (plural gars)

  1. (Canada, US, especially) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.
    • A great gar plunged with a loud splash into the water hole.1907, O. Henry, The Princess and the Puma, pages 266–275
  2. (Ireland, UK, especially) A garfish, Belone belone.

See all 4 meanings of gar

Meaning of garce

Noun

garce (plural garces)

  1. (India, obsolete) A unit of volume or weight for rice, etc.

Noun capitalized: GARs

GARs

  1. (plural) plural of GAR

Proper noun capitalized: Gars

Gars

  1. A commune of Alpes-Maritimes department, France.

Origin of gars

French, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *kar, *gar (“big rock”), referring to the geography, probably from the same ultimate origin as Welsh craig (“cliff, rock”).

Phrases with gars

Words that rhyme with gars

Questions about gars

What does gars mean?
Gars means a commune of Alpes-Maritimes department, France.
What is gars the plural of?
Gars is the plural of gar.
What part of speech is gars?
Gars can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce gars?
Gars is pronounced /ɡɑːz/ (UK).

Words near gars in the dictionary

  1. garryaceous
  2. garryas
  3. garryfoline
  4. garryowen
  5. garryowens
  6. gars
  7. Garscadden
  8. Garsdale
  9. Garsdale Head
  10. garse
  11. garses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gars (page history and authors); GARs (page history and authors); Gars (page history and authors); gar (page history and authors); garce (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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