Arbor
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Arbor or arbour may refer to:
- Arbor (garden), a landscape structure
- Arbor (tool) or mandrel
- Arbor, CaliforniaArbor, CaliforniaArbor is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 98 feet ....
- Arbor, a counterweight-carrying device found in theater fly systems
- Arbor, the central post of a fishing reelFishing reelA fishing reel is a "cylindrical device attached to a fishing rod used in winding the line". Modern fishing reels usually have fittings which make it easier to retrieve the line and deploy it for better accuracy or distance. Fishing reels are traditionally used in the recreational sport of angling...
to which fishing line is attached - Arbor knotArbor knotThe Arbor knot is a typical fishers' knot. Its primary use is to attach fishing line to the arbor of a fishing reel.- Tying an Arbor knot :An arbor knot is tied by first passing the line around the reel arbor. The tag end is then tied in an overhand knot around the running line. Finally, an...
, a knot commonly used to attach fishing line to a fishing reel - Arbor DrugsArbor DrugsArbor Drugs was a chain of drug stores based in Troy, Michigan.It was founded by Eugene Applebaum and Bruno Manni in 1974, when they merged five stores and incorporated the chain under the Arbor name. In 1986, the chain went public, opening on NASDAQ under the stock symbol ARBR...
, a defunct Detroit, Michigan-based drug store chain
See also
- Arbors RecordsArbors RecordsArbors Records is an independent American jazz record label based in Clearwater, Florida. It was founded by the family team of Mat and Rachel Domber in 1989, initially devoted to the recordings of their friend Rick Fay.-History:...
, a jazz record label - The ArborsThe ArborsThe Arbors were an American pop group formed in 1964 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The members, two sets of brothers, met at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and began playing local shows in Michigan before moving to New York...
, a 1960s pop group - Ann Arbor, a city in Michigan
- Arbor DayArbor DayArbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States during 1872 by J. Sterling Morton. The first Arbor Day was held on April 10, 1872, and an estimated 1 million trees were planted that day.Many...
, a day for planting trees - ArboretumArboretumAn arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
, a botanical garden primarily devoted to woody plants - Arbor vitae (disambiguation)
- Arbor NetworksArbor NetworksArbor Networks is a software company founded in 2000 and based in Chemsford, Massachusetts, United States, which sells network security and network monitoring software, used – according to the company's claims – by over 70% of all Internet service providers...
, a technology company