Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs...
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In sports (especially in North America), a three-peat is winning three consecutive championships or tournaments. The term, a portmanteau of the words three...
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KPMG (redirect from William Barclay Peat & Co.)
"KPMG" stands for "Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler". The initialism was chosen when KMG (Klynveld Main Goerdeler) merged with Peat Marwick in 1987. The firm...
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Look up Peat or peat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Peat is an accumulation of decayed vegetation matter. Peat may also refer to: Peat (surname)...
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Peat is an English and Scottish patronymic surname. People with the name Peat include: Andrus Peat (born 1993), American football player Arthur Peat (1940–2012)...
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Peat and Diesel are a three-piece band from Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, comprising Calum “Boydie” MacLeod, Innes Scott and Uilly Macleod...
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Andrus Jamerson Peat (born November 4, 1993) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League...
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Marion Todd Peat Sr. (born May 20, 1964) is an American former professional football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played...
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Briquette (redirect from Peat briquette)
other combustible biomass material (e.g. charcoal, sawdust, wood chips, peat, or paper) used for fuel and kindling to start a fire. The term is a diminutive...
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Sir William Barclay Peat CVO (15 February 1852 – 24 January 1936) was an accountant and one of the founders of KPMG. Peat born in Forebank, St Cyrus,...
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Finland is one of the last countries in the world still burning peat. Peat has high global warming emissions and environmental concerns. It can be compared...
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Peat Wax is a dark waxy substance extracted from peat using organic solvents. It is very similar to the coal derived Montan wax and therefore has similar...
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Peatland (section Biology and peat characteristics)
soils consist of organic matter from decaying plants, forming layers of peat. Peatlands arise because of incomplete decomposition of organic matter, usually...
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Amanda Peet (redirect from Amanda Peat)
Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television before making her feature film debut in...
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Peat Cutting Day is a public holiday in the Falkland Islands that is celebrated on the first Monday in October every year. Traditionally, Peat Cutting...
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Stephen Boyd Peat (March 10, 1980 – September 12, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. Between 2001 and 2005, he played four seasons...
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Koa Peat (born January 20, 2007) is an American basketball player who currently attends Perry High School. He is a consensus five-star recruit and one...
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Steve Peat (born 17 June 1974 in Chapeltown, South Yorkshire), nicknamed "Sheffield Steel" or more commonly just "Peaty", is a British professional downhill...
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Peat Inn is a hamlet in Fife, Scotland, around 7 miles (11 kilometres) southeast of Cupar on the B940 and 6 miles (10 kilometres) southwest of St Andrews...
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Peat swamp forests are tropical moist forests where waterlogged soil prevents dead leaves and wood from fully decomposing. Over time, this creates a thick...
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Sir Michael Charles Gerrard Peat GCVO FCA (born 16 November 1949) is an English retired accountant and courtier. He was the Principal Private Secretary...
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David Peat (22 March 1947 – 16 April 2012) was an award-winning Scottish documentary-maker, cinematographer and photographer. Peat was born in Glasgow...
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Private Peat is a lost 1918 American silent biographical drama film directed by Edward José and written by and starring Harold R. Peat. It was produced...
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Blanket bog (redirect from Blanket peat)
allowing peat to develop not only in wet hollows but over large expanses of undulating ground. The blanketing of the ground with a variable depth of peat gives...
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Francis David Peat (born 18 April 1938 Waterloo, England – died 6 June 2017, Pari, Civitella Paganico, Italy) was a British holistic physicist and author...
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Moorland (redirect from Peat Moors)
similar to heaths but are differentiated by having a covering of peat. On western moors, the peat layer may be several metres thick. Scottish "muirs" are generally...
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