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Spad meaning

A government adviser, often in a political or media role.

Using Spad

  • The main meaning on this page is: A government adviser, often in a political or media role.
  • In the example corpus, spad often appears in combinations such as: the spad.

Context around Spad

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

clearly 1× system 1× latin 1×

Often after:

written 1× system 1× gms 1× workers 1×

Sentence patterns with Spad

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

establishment of spad in the 1× missile system spad gms project 1× on the spad system 1× pilot a spad and claimed 1× that all spad workers would 1× the latin spad a word 1× was the spad 12 ca 1× with clearly spad written answers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he settled into 1× loke had previously 1× next week russia 1× the most successful 1× the word has 1× they tie themselves 1×

Common sentence endings:

hispano suiza 8c 1× round the question 1× spade and spadroon 1× the first place 1× the spad system 1× vacancies in jpj 1×

Words around Spad

Just before it in the word index:

spacy 2 spacs 13 spackle 4 spaciousness 13 spaciously 2 spacious 464

Just after it in the word index:

spada 8 spadafora 7 spadaro 4 spade 177 spadea 7 spadeadam 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Spad

  • In this selection, "spad" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, clearly, system, latin, written, system and gms stand out and add context to how "spad" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include establishment of spad in the and missile system spad gms project. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spad" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spad

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They tie themselves in knots with, clearly, SPAD-written answers that dance round the question. (15 words)

Loke had previously given his assurance that all SPAD workers would be redeployed to fill existing vacancies in JPJ. (19 words)

Will these challenges be collectively handled by a ministry whose inefficiency led to the establishment of SPAD in the first place? (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The word has an unknown origin and was originally (c. 1440) used as a term for a short knife or dagger, probably related to Dutch spyd or the Latin "spad-" a word root meaning "sword"; cf. Spanish "espada", English "spade" and "spadroon". (42 words)

The most successful (or least unsuccessful) was the SPAD 12 Ca.1 with a single 37mm Puteaux mounted to fire between the cylinder banks and through the propeller boss of the aircraft's Hispano-Suiza 8C. (36 words)

In the more than six months since Mr Johnson became PM and brought him into the heart of his machine, Mr Cummings has waged a war on the Spad system. (30 words)

Question examples

Will these challenges be collectively handled by a ministry whose inefficiency led to the establishment of SPAD in the first place? (21 words)

Example sentences (8)

They tie themselves in knots with, clearly, SPAD-written answers that dance round the question.

In the more than six months since Mr Johnson became PM and brought him into the heart of his machine, Mr Cummings has waged a war on the Spad system.

Next week, Russia is expected to raise the Self Propelled Air Defence Gun Missile System (SPAD-GMS) project with defence Minister next week in Moscow.

Loke had previously given his assurance that all SPAD workers would be redeployed to fill existing vacancies in JPJ.

Will these challenges be collectively handled by a ministry whose inefficiency led to the establishment of SPAD in the first place?

He settled into Escadrille 26 to pilot a Spad, and claimed two victories on 2 October 1918, one of which was confirmed.

The most successful (or least unsuccessful) was the SPAD 12 Ca.1 with a single 37mm Puteaux mounted to fire between the cylinder banks and through the propeller boss of the aircraft's Hispano-Suiza 8C.

The word has an unknown origin and was originally (c. 1440) used as a term for a short knife or dagger, probably related to Dutch spyd or the Latin "spad-" a word root meaning "sword"; cf. Spanish "espada", English "spade" and "spadroon".

Common combinations with spad

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spad" in a sentence?
An example: "They tie themselves in knots with, clearly, SPAD-written answers that dance round the question." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "spad" from authentic English texts.
What does "spad" mean?
Spad means: A government adviser, often in a political or media role.
How many example sentences with "spad" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "spad", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.