"SPAD" meaning in English

See SPAD in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈspæd/ [UK] Forms: SPADs [plural]
Rhymes: -æd Head templates: {{en-noun}} SPAD (plural SPADs)
  1. (rail transport, UK) An instance of a signal passed at danger. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-SPAD-en-noun-kdswVcl8 Categories (other): British English Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (UK politics, informal) Alternative form of spad (“special advisor in government”) Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, informal Alternative form of: spad (extra: special advisor in government) Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-SPAD-en-noun-j5Dg8VUH Topics: government, politics
  3. (plant science) A relative measurement of the amount of chlorophyll present in a leaf, based on measurements with a SPAD meter produced by Minolta.
    Sense id: en-SPAD-en-noun-VPlK6g4A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 2 29 18 18 16
  4. (military) Initialism of self-propelled air defense; a self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: self-propelled air defense (extra: a self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle) Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-SPAD-en-noun-w4YEwulE Topics: government, military, politics, war

Phrase

IPA: /ˈspæd/ [UK]
Rhymes: -æd Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} SPAD
  1. (rail transport, UK) Initialism of signal passed at danger. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: signal passed at danger Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-SPAD-en-phrase-Gi1Si0-3 Categories (other): British English Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Verb

IPA: /ˈspæd/ [UK] Forms: SPADs [present, singular, third-person], SPADing [participle, present], SPADed [participle, past], SPADed [past]
Rhymes: -æd Head templates: {{en-verb}} SPAD (third-person singular simple present SPADs, present participle SPADing, simple past and past participle SPADed)
  1. (rail transport, UK) To pass a signal at danger. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation Related terms: danger signal
    Sense id: en-SPAD-en-verb-1L6jZ7Ot Categories (other): British English Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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