Isar

American

[ee-zahr] / ˈi zɑr /

noun

a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.

Isar British

/ ˈiːzɑː /

noun

a river in central Europe, rising in W Austria and flowing generally northeast through S Germany into the Danube. Length: over 260 km (160 miles)

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Before visiting Bardufoss, Merz and Store are to visit the Andoya space centre, where German group Isar Aerospace hopes to soon launch another of its Spectrum rockets.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Isar Aerospace launched its 28-metre Spectrum rocket from there last year, but achieved just 30 seconds of flight before spectacularly crashing into the Norwegian Sea.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

An invention by TUM and Klinikum rechts der Isar -- the GyroTrainer -- is designed to promote long-term, tailor-made back exercises in the future.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

The items construction workers found, including columns and a large piece of the synagogue’s Torah shrine, were 15 to 25 feet below the surface of the Isar River at a site south of Munich.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

It can all be so again—it needn't be the Isar.

From The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature by Various

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