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Look up: Tor

  1. TOR
    acronym: Tropospheric Ozone Research (EUROTRAC)
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  2. Tor
    A tor is a craggy or rocky hill or peak. The term is most used in Cornwall and Devon.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. tor
    [n] - a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill 2. [n] - a high rocky hill
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. TOR
    Technique of Operations Review.
    Found on http://www.shponline.co.uk/glossary.asp?

  5. TOR
    Terms of Reference
    Found on http://www.contractorsunlimited.co.uk/gl

  6. TOR
    Tactical Operation Room
    Found on http://www.dtmedia.co.uk/t.htm

  7. Tor
    Surface-Air-Missile complex [SU;RU]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  8. TOR
    (= target of rapamycin) Components of the ras/MAP kinase signalling pathway, originally characterized in yeast. Inhibited by rapamycin that is bound to FKBP12.
    Found on

  9. Tor
    Tor noun [ Anglo-Saxon torr ; confer Gael. torr . Confer Tower .] 1. A tower; a turret. [ R.] Ray. 2. High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. [ Prov. Eng.] « A rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or tree.» C. Kingsley.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/71

  10. tor
    1. A tower; a turret. ... 2. High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. 'A rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or tree.' (C. Kingsley) ... Origin: AS. Torr; cf. Gael. Torr. Cf. Tower. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  11. Tor
    A `tor` is a type of rock outcrop formed by weathering, usually found on or near the summit of a hill. In the South West of England, where the term originated, it is also a word used for the hills themselves - particularly the high points of Dartmoor in Devon and Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The word 'tor' is also used in southern Wales, particularly on the rocky coastlines such as the Vale of Glamorgan and the Gower Peninsula; on the Gower one of th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor

  12. Tor
    • (n.) High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. • (n.) A tower; a turret.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. tor
    exposed rock mass of jointed and broken blocks. Tors are seldom more than 15 metres (50 feet) high and often occur as residues at the summits of ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/62

  14. Tor
    Tor is a Icelandic boy name. The meaning of the name is `Thunder` Where is it used? The name Tor is mainly used In Scandinavian.How do they say it elsewhere? Thor ( In Norse Mythology) Tórr ( In Norse Mythology) For the opposite sex use: In Scandinavian and In German: Thora (F) The name Tór doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Tor


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9 November 2009

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On 9 November 1989 the Berlin Wall was finally breached by jubilant Berliners , unifying a city that had been divided for over 30 years. The 28-mile (45 km) barrier dividing Germany's capital was built in 1961 to prevent East Berliners fleeing to the West, but as Communism in the Soviet Republic and Eastern Europe began to crumble, pressure mounted on the East German authorities to open the Berlin border. At midnight on 9th November East Germany's Communist rulers gave permission for gates along the Wall to be opened after hundreds of people converged on crossing points. They surged through cheering and shouting and were be met by jubilant West Berliners on the other side. read more

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