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SAR

Pronunciation: /sɑː/
Definition of SAR

abbreviation

  • search and rescue, an emergency service involving the detection and rescue of those who have met with an accident or mishap in dangerous or isolated locations: [as modifier]:SAR helicopters
  • Special Administrative Region (of the People’s Republic of China).

SAR in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of SAR in the US English dictionary
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