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The art, trade, or work of building.
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perennial stream
Construction; Surveying
A stream that maintains water in its channel throughout the year.
percolation rate
Construction; Surveying
The rate, usually expressed as inches per hour or inches per day, at which water moves through soil.
peak discharge
Construction; Surveying
The maximum instantaneous flow from a given storm condition at a specific location.
outlet channel
Construction; Surveying
A waterway constructed or altered primarily to carry water from man-made structures, such as smaller channels, tile lines, and diversions.
outlet
Construction; Surveying
The point of water disposal from a stream, river, lake, tidewater, or artificial drain.
out-fall
Construction; Surveying
The point, location, or structure where wastewater or drainage discharges from a pipe or open drain to a receiving body of water.
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