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Isar

American  
[ee-zahr] / ˈi zɑr /

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The Eisbach wave on a side branch of the Isar River had been a landmark in the Bavarian city since the 1980s but it vanished in October after annual cleanup work along the riverbed.

From Barron's Dec. 28, 2025

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

Hiller was driven back to Landshut, whence he fled to Neumarkt, leaving the Isar in possession of the French.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

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