Mars

noun

ˈmärz 

1

: the Roman god of war compare ares

2

: the planet fourth in order from the sun and conspicuous for its red color see Planets Table

Examples of Mars in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An artist's impression of the MAVEN spacecraft in orbit around Mars. — William Harwood, CBS News, 3 June 2026

This isn’t the end of this story, however, because according to the distillery there’s another blending experiment currently taking place at the Mars Tsunuki distillery in Japan. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 June 2026

The idea is built into the SpaceX investor prospectus, with Musk not getting his stock bonus until the company has a city on Mars with 1 million people. — David Ingram, NBC news, 3 June 2026

Unlike Earth’s proton auroras, which occur mainly near the poles, Mars experiences these atmospheric light displays across much of the planet. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin Mart-, Mars

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Mars

• ares
• bars
• cars
• chars
• czars
• gars
• jars
• lars
• pars
• sars
• scars
• spars

Kids Definition

Mars

noun

ˈmärz 

: the planet fourth in order from the sun see planet