SPAR, originally "DESPAR", styled as "DE SPAR" (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈspɑr]), is a Dutch multinational franchise that provides branding, supplies and...
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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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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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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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USCGC Spar is the name of two United States Coast Guard buoy tenders: USCGC Spar (WLB-403), commissioned in 1944, decommissioned in 1997 and scuttled...
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A spar buoy is a tall, thin buoy that floats upright in the water and is characterized by a small water plane area and a large mass. Because they tend...
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Spar is an old mining or mineralogy term used to refer to crystals that have readily discernible faces. A spar will easily break or cleave into rhomboidal...
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Selenite (mineral) (redirect from Satin Spar)
Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, and gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum. All varieties of gypsum, including selenite and...
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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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Iceland spar, formerly called Iceland crystal (Icelandic: silfurberg [ˈsɪlvʏrˌpɛrk], lit. 'silver-rock') and also called optical calcite, is a transparent...
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