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Look up: tar

  1. TAR
    abbreviation: Terminal Area Surveillance Radar (for NOTAM use only)
    Found on http://www.apscharts.com/abbrev.html

  2. Tar
    Tar is a thick viscid inflammable black liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal or other organic substances. It is used for preserving timber amongst other purposes.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. TAR
    TAR is an abbreviation for Tape ARchiver
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  4. Tar
    Tar is slang for heroin.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  5. tar
    [v] - coat with tar, as of roofs 2. [v] - cover with tar or asphalt, of roads
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  6. Tar
    is a viscous black liquid produced by the destructive distillation of coal, or other organic materials. Its adhesive properties are used to bind aggregates in the construction of roads etc.
    Found on http://www.longcliffe.co.uk/products/glo

  7. Tar
    A mixture of hydrocarbon oils.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  8. TAR
    Terrain Avoidance Radar
    Found on http://www.dtmedia.co.uk/t.htm

  9. tar
    (file format) ('Tape ARchive', following ar) Unix's general purpose archive utility and the file format it uses. Tar was originally intended for use with magnetic tape but, though it has several command line options related to tape, it is now used more often for packaging files together on other media, e.g. for distribution via the Internet. The re...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/

  10. Tar
    the sticky, brown substance in cigarettes that coats the lungs; causes lung and other cancers
    Found on http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?l

  11. tar
    a viscous liquid,black in colour,having adhesive properties,obtained by the destructive distillation of coal,wood,shale,etc. Category: Building industry • the raw anhydrous nicotine-free condensate of smoke Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a register of residential addresses created from commercial mailing lists cross-referenced with...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  12. Tar
    Tar noun [ Abbrev. from tarpaulin .] A sailor; a seaman. [ Colloq.] Swift.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/11

  13. Tar
    Tar noun [ Middle English terre , tarre , Anglo-Saxon teru , teoru ; akin to Dutch teer , German teer , theer , Icelandic tjara , Swedish tjära , Danish tiære , and to English tree . √63. See Tree .] A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied compo ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/11

  14. Tar
    Tar transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Tarred ; present participle & verbal noun Tarring .] To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth. To tar and feather a person . See under Feather , transitive verb
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/11

  15. tar
    A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc, and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it. Coal tar. ... <chemical> Mineral tar, a kind of soft native bitumen. Tar board, a strong quality of millboard made from junk and old tarred rope. Tar water. A cold i ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  16. Tar
    `Tar` is a viscous black liquid derived from the destructive distillation of organic matter. Most tar is produced from coal as a byproduct of coke production, but it can also be produced from petroleum, peat or wood.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar

  17. tar
    (tahr) a dark brown or black viscid liquid from the wood of various species of pine, or found as a by-product of the destructive distillation of bituminous coal (see coal tar). It is a complex mixture, the source of organic substances such as cresol, creosol, naphthalene, paraffin, phenol, and toluene. Formerly used as ...
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  18. Tar
    • (v. t.) To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth. • (n.) A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it. • (n.) A sailor; a seaman.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  19. tar
    (Iranian: `string`), long-necked lute descended from the tanbur of Ssnian Iran and known in a variety of forms throughout the Middle East, the ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/12

  20. tar
    tar: see tar and pitch.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09193


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9 February 2010

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At 7.01pm on 9 February 1996, the IRA ended its 17-month ceasefire with a blast that rocked east London, injured more than 100 people, one critically, and thrust Northern Ireland back into political ferment. After one hour of shock and hectic checking with the security forces who, like the Government, were taken 'completely by surprise', Prime Minister John Major attacked the bombing as 'an appalling outrage'. He called upon Sinn Fein and the IRA to condemn unequivocally those who planted the bomb near South Quay railway station on the Isle of Dogs. read more

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