Dewar

[doo-er, dyoo-]

noun

1. Sir James, 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist.

2. Dewar vessel.

Dewar

/ ˈdjuːə /

noun

1. Donald. 1937–2000, Scottish Labour politician; secretary of state for Scotland (1997–99); first minister of Scotland (1999–2000)

2. Sir James. 1842–1923, Scottish chemist and physicist. He worked on the liquefaction of gases and the properties of matter at low temperature, invented the vacuum flask, and (with Sir Frederick Abel) was the first to prepare cordite

Example Sentences

At Glasgow University, where he studied law, he became life-long friends with two future Labour stars - John Smith and Donald Dewar.

From BBC

Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said it would allow passengers to move through security more easily than they currently do.

From BBC

The tracks were first spotted by Gary Johnson, a worker at Dewars Farm Quarry, while he was driving a digger.

From BBC

"This is about more than our politics and our laws, this is about who we are and how we carry ourselves," he says, quoting Donald Dewar's speech to open the Scottish Parliament 25 years ago.

From BBC

“Karen is being railroaded,” said Amy Dewar, a supporter from Weymouth from outside the courthouse where the jury was being chosen.

From Seattle Times