heavy spar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of heavy spar
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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The Paymaster dump had lain right at their doorway where all of them could inspect its ore, but no one had noticed the heavy spar.
From Shadow Mountain by Coolidge, Dane
On feeling about we soon discovered a man, his body pressed down on the deck by a heavy spar, and partly concealed by the canvas.
From Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler by Durden, James
For the sake of completeness, I may say that many substances cleave with unequal facility in different directions, and the heavy spar I hold in my hand presents an example of this kind of cleavage.
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
Write equations to represent the reactions involved in the preparation of barium chloride from heavy spar.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
The heavy spar, which had been bumping heavily against the side, fell clear.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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