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Civil engineering
The branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of such public works roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.
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dry well
Engineering; Civil engineering
A deep hole, covered, and usually lined or filled with rocks, that holds drainage water until it soaks into the ground.
endangered species
Engineering; Civil engineering
A species or subspecies whose survival is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
flowage easement
Engineering; Civil engineering
The right or easement to overflow, submerge, or flood certain lands; a right to prohibit building on certain floodways.
gaging station
Engineering; Civil engineering
A particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of hydrologic data are obtained.
halophytic
Engineering; Civil engineering
Salt-loving. Plants that thrive in soils that contain salt and/or sodium. A plant that grows in salty or alkaline soil.
micron
Engineering; Civil engineering
A unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter, and one thousandth of a millimeter. One inch equals 25,400 microns.
ripple
Engineering; Civil engineering
In a streambed, a ripple is a small triangle-shaped elements having gentle upstream slopes and steep downstream slopes.
