G.A.R.

Grand Army of the Republic.

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gar¹ «gahr», noun, plural gars or (collectively) gar.

1. any one of a family of American freshwater fishes with a long, slender body covered with hard scales, and long, narrow jaws; garfish; gar pike.

2. = needlefish. (Cf. ↑needlefish)

╂[American English; garfish]

gar² «gahr», transitive verb.

Scottish. to make; cause; compel.

╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic gera)]

GAR (no periods),

guided aircraft rocket.

G.A.R.,

Grand Army of the Republic.