- Look up
special in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Special or
specials may
refer to:
Specials,
Ulster Special Constabulary, the
Northern Ireland police...
- The
Specials, also
known as The
Special AKA, were an
English 2 tone and ska
revival band
formed in 1977 in Coventry.
After some
early changes, the first...
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Special operations or
special ops are
military activities conducted,
according to NATO, by "specially designated, organized, selected, trained, and equipped...
- The
Boilermaker Special is the
official mascot of
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It
resembles a Victorian-era
railroad locomotive and is...
- The .38
Special, also
commonly known as .38 S&W
Special (not to be
confused with .38 S&W), .38
Smith &
Wesson Special, .38 Spl, .38 Spc (pronounced "thirty-eight...
- In
library science,
special collections (Spec. Coll. or S.C.) are
libraries or
library units that
house materials requiring specialized security and user...
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Special forces or
special operations forces (SOF) are
military units trained to
conduct special operations. NATO has
defined special operations as "military...
- In physics, the
special theory of relativity, or
special relativity for short, is a
scientific theory of the
relationship between space and time. In Albert...
- In
Christian theology,
special creation is a term with
varying meanings dependent on context. In creationism, the term
refers to a
belief that the universe...
- The
Special Air
Service (SAS) is a
special forces unit of the
British Army. It was
founded as a
regiment in 1941 by
David Stirling, and in 1950 it was...
