- Look up
spar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Spar commonly refers to:
Spar (sailing), part of a
sailing vessel Spar (aeronautics), part of an aircraft...
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SPARS was the
authorized nickname for the
United States Coast Guard (USCG) Women's Reserve. The
nickname is an
acronym fashioned from the USCG's motto...
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sometimes called sparring. The
physical nature of
sparring naturally varies with the
nature of the
skills it is
intended to develop;
sparring in a striking...
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SPAR,
originally "DESPAR",
styled as "DE
SPAR" (Dutch pronunciation: [də
ˈspɑr]), is a
Dutch multinational franchise that
provides branding,
supplies and...
- In a fixed-wing aircraft, the
spar is
often the main
structural member of the wing,
running spanwise at
right angles (or
thereabouts depending on wing...
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Dogtooth spar is a
speleothem that
consists of
large calcite crystals that form
through mineral precipitation of water-borne calcite.
Dogtooth spar crystals...
- A
spar is a
marine structure, used for
floating oil/gas platforms.
Named after navigation channel Spar buoys,
spar platforms were
developed as an extreme...
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Adamantine spar is a
silky brown variety of corundum. It has a
hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale. Yogo
sapphire "Adamantine
Spar".
Archived from the original...
- A
spar torpedo is a
weapon consisting of a bomb
placed at the end of a long pole, or
spar, and
attached to a boat. The
weapon is used by
running the end...
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Spar varnish (occasionally also
called boat
varnish or
yacht varnish) is a wood-finishing varnish,
originally developed for
coating the
spars of sailing...
