Dictionary Definition

spanner n : a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt [syn: wrench]

User Contributed Dictionary

Spanner may refer to one of the following.

Spanner, a synonym of wrench
The SpannerTM by AbbeyMoor Medical, Inc. FDA approved prostatic stent for treatment of urethral blockages.
Spanner, a type of screw drive head
Spanner (journal), a British journal on non-market socialism.
Spanner (Garmin program) A free software program for Windows 2000 and XP
Spanner graph
Operation Spanner, by police in Manchester in the United Kingdom in 1987 to investigate a suspected sadistic torture
Rudolf Spanner, a German doctor designed a process to produce soap from human fat in 1943-44.

spanner in German: Spanner

spanner in French: Spanner