Obsidian was primarily transferred in the form of spall. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient Maya - A Commercial Empire] Reference
The bars oxidise and this results in blistering which may spall the wall. From Wordnik.com. [1.1. Survey of local conditions and site reconnaissance] Reference
Us neoComs and anarchists kept busy, thrashing to some third-rate spall band on a packing-crate stage. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » One Step Forward… : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
On a steel plate, usually only one spall, approximately the shape of the explosive charge, is thrown from the plate. From Wordnik.com. [Army Field Manual: Explosives and Demolutions Extract by the Death Jester] Reference
When that water refreezes, it expands and exerts pressure on the walls of the pores, causing pieces to spall, or flake off. From Wordnik.com. [Can a deicer damage my driveway and harm my plants?] Reference
High explosive breaching charges detonated in or against a target must produce and transmit enough energy to the target to crater and spall the material. From Wordnik.com. [Army Field Manual: Explosives and Demolutions Extract by the Death Jester] Reference
The smallest flint chip or spall, the tiniest curled shaving of wood or bone, was buried inside the lean-to and covered with a roof plank or a piece of leather. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
In practice concrete may successfully sustain somewhat elevated temperatures without serious effect, though if concrete contains siliceous aggregates, such as flint, it is likely to spall (7). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
"Wait a spall," he said; and ran his hand anticipatively into his pocket. From Wordnik.com. [Vesty of the Basins] Reference
The hanging wall is strong, and will not crush or spall off waste into the ore. From Wordnik.com. [Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration] Reference
'There!' says he; 'you stay sot,' says he, 'and keep moderate a spall,' says he. From Wordnik.com. [Vesty of the Basins] Reference
This stone yields in any direction to the chisel, not being in the least laminated nor hard enough to fly off (spall) before a sharp tool. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Jefferson and the National Capital: Containing Notes and Correspondence exchanged between Jefferson, Washington, L'Enfant, Ellicott, Hallett, Thornton, Latrobe, the Commissioners, and others] Reference
Because so many of the tombs are located on the traces, the water runs into the tombs destroying wall and ceiling paintings and causing the tomb surfaces to spall or flake off. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I don't say but what if that 'ar' Langham girl sh'd have a r'al bad spall o 'toothache come on, but what I'd let her take her, but I'd jest as soon she didn't know nothin' 'beout it. From Wordnik.com. [Vesty of the Basins] Reference
Temperature of the surface bonding results in very low internal stresses The Surface Alloy is responsible for Tantaline's rugged tantalum surface that will not chip, spall or delaminate www. tantaline.com. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Some which are so little altered from the original form of the rough flake or spall that they would be classed as "rejects" if found about a flint workshop have a smoothness or "hand polish" which denotes much service. From Wordnik.com. [Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76] Reference
"Vesty, neow, stood down there in the lane this mornin ', and sarssed me for a good ten minits; sarssed me abeout not havin' no nails, and sarssed me abeout settin 'on the log a spall; stood there and sarssed and charffed.". From Wordnik.com. [Vesty of the Basins] Reference
That means that when I am confronted with a Google login box, and I type in michael@brunton-spall. co.uk I'm not sure whether I'm actually logging in with my gmail account associated with that, or my Apps for domains account. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Identity] Reference
The quarrymen, placed at the most likely spots, were ordered to spall rock for specimens: with their usual perversity, they picked up, when unwatched, broken bits of useless stuff; they spent the whole day dawdling over three camel-loads, and they protested against being obliged to carry the sacks to their tents. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Midian — Volume 2] Reference
"So 't I was up settin 'a spall with Tryphosy Rogers -- she 't was;' nd says she, 'Neow what shall I get for tea, Leezur?'. From Wordnik.com. [Vesty of the Basins] Reference
Slide 5: Surface Alloy SS Alloy Zone SS Ta Ta The Surface Alloy is responsible for Tantaline's rugged tantalum surface that will not chip or spall. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
'Twas a dreadful warm day, and we was takin 'our noonin' arfter dinner, settin 'thar' on the log, 'nd there was a lot o' these 'ere little green grarsshoppers hoppin' areound in the grarss: so arfter a spall, we speared up some on 'em and ---- ". From Wordnik.com. [Vesty of the Basins] Reference
Pyooter dussin spall chek furr mee ;0. From Wordnik.com. [U know they took - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
UncleAl: Heating water through a hot surface can spall off microparticles then to act as crystallization ... flared0ne: Sadly, the majority of commentary in this post can be prefaced by "I have no education in this ... darkspeed: Why does my comment merit one star?. From Wordnik.com. [Technology Review RSS Feeds] Reference
LAST spall liner kits for the. From Wordnik.com. [Defense Industry Daily] Reference
Garrison's Neck could be got sot a spall. From Wordnik.com. [Vesty of the Basins] Reference
I takes a moderate little spall to dew it in. From Wordnik.com. [Vesty of the Basins] Reference
You kin spall an 'punctooate thet as you please. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866] Reference
Tags: no doubt, faith, arsenal defensive problems eduardo mail gill spall. From Wordnik.com. [Soccer Blogs - latest posts] Reference
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