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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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sluiceway
Engineering; Civil engineering
An opening in a diversion dam used to discharge heavy floating debris safely past the dam.
spawning beds
Engineering; Civil engineering
Places in which eggs of aquatic animals lodge or are placed during or after fertilization.
subsidence
Engineering; Civil engineering
Sinking of the land surface due to a number of factors, including ground water extraction.
tailings
Engineering; Civil engineering
Second grade or waste material separated from pay material during screening or processing.
vein
Engineering; Civil engineering
A layer, seam, or narrow irregular body of material different from surrounding formations.
acidified
Engineering; Civil engineering
The addition of an acid (usually nitric or sulfuric) to a sample to lower the pH below 2.0.
bell
Engineering; Civil engineering
An expanded, or enlarged, end of a pipe section, into which the next pipe fits. See spigot.
