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heavy spar
heavy spar [transl. of Ger. Schwerspat, the name given by Werner in 1774.] The native sulphate of barium, barytes; also improperly applied to barium carbonate, and sometimes to the sulphate and carbonate of strontia (Page Geol. Terms).1789 A. Crawford in Med. Commun. II. 353 The muriated barytes..wa...
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Brent Spar
Shell based its decommissioning decisions on estimates of the quantities of various pollutants, including PCBs, crude oil, heavy metals, and scale, which The Spar was raised vertically in the water by building a lifting cradle, placed underneath the Spar and connected by cables to jacks on board heavy barges
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Spar (mineralogy)
Baryte (BaSO4), the main source of barium, is also called "heavy spar" (Greek "barys" means "heavy"). form, or in standing pools, as pool spar.
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over-sparred
ˌover-ˈsparred, a. (-ˈspɑːd) [f. over- 28 d + spar n. + -ed2.] Of a ship: Having too many or too heavy spars (masts, yards, etc.), so as to be top-heavy. Hence fig. (Naut. slang), unsteady.1871 Echo 18 Jan., They say that our ships draw too much water, are over-sparred. 1890 Clark Russell Ocean Trag...
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USCGC Spar (WLB-206)
Construction
The keel for Spar was laid on December 15, 1999 at Marinette Marine Corporation in Wisconsin. Spar was launched on August 12, 2000. Spar was able to secure a tow line on the fishing boat, but it broke in the heavy seas and high winds.
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narrowed
narrowed, ppl. a. (ˈnærəʊd) [f. narrow v.] Contracted, lessened in breadth (lit. and fig.).1599 Daniel Let. Octavia Wks. 1717 I. 75 Yet oft our narrow'd Thoughts look more direct Than your loose Wisdoms. 1611 Bible 1 Kings vi. 6 In the wall of the house hee made narrowed rests round about. 1798 Atwo...
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Spar (platform)
There are three primary types of spars; classic, truss, and cell:
A classic spar consists of a tall-height, cylindrical hull, with tanks for heavy ballast A truss spar comprises three parts, a short-height, large-diameter cylindrical hull, atop a truss structure, atop tanks for heavy ballast.
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calcareous
calcareous, -ious, a. (kælˈkɛərɪəs) [f. L. calcāri-us of lime (f. calc-em + -ārius) + -ous. The spelling in -eous, which appeared about 1790, is erroneous, influenced by words in -eous, from L. -eus. The etymological sense of calcar-eous would be ‘of the nature of a spur’.] Of the nature of (carbona...
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Spar (aeronautics)
There may be more than one spar in a wing or none at all. Where a single spar carries most of the force, it is known as the main spar. and able to withstand heavy battle damage with only partial loss of strength.
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ponderous
ponderous, a. (ˈpɒndərəs) Also 5–7 -owse, 6 -ouse, 7 pondrous. [ad. F. pondéreux (c 1410 in Godef.), ad. L. ponderōsus: see prec. and -ous.] 1. Having great weight; heavy, weighty; massive; clumsy, unwieldy.c 1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 88 Þe rotynes þat goiþ out þerof is greet in substaunce, ponderous ...
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Aasta Hansteen spar
The spar hull was designed by Technip, with the topsides being designed by CB&I, with both being fabricated by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea Once built it was floated off the barges and then floated onto the heavy transport ship Dockwise Vanguard and shipped to a fjord near Stord in Western
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trapezian
traˈpezian, a. Cryst. [f. as prec. + -an. Cf. mod.F. trapézien (Littré).] Having trapeziform lateral faces in two rows between the two bases, as a crystal of barium sulphate.1757 tr. Henckel's Pyritol. 23 Prismatical, trapezian, or irregular. 1805–17 R. Jameson Char. Min. 203 A crystal is said to be...
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Wendener Hütte
birth of a small scale iron processing industry in the district of Olpe, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany was favoured by deposits of iron ore and heavy spar as well as an abundance of water and woods.
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barytes
barytes Chem. (bəˈraɪtiːz) [mod. f. Gr. βαρύς heavy (in reference to its great weight), partly assimilated to names of minerals in -ites, Gr. -ῑτης (whence some early chemists preferred barites: see prec.). Cf. mod.F. baryte, and trachyte.] † 1. = baryta. (Occas. attrib.) Obs.1791 Hamilton Bertholle...
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Jiggerpole
A jiggerpole may refer to a spar that extends a mast. "Generations ago, savvy swamp fishermen used long cane poles rigged with short lengths of heavy line and large spinner/lures."
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