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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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Seize
Engineering; Civil engineering
To bind wire rope with soft wire, to prevent it from ravelling when cut.
Turnout
Engineering; Civil engineering
A structure used to divert water from a supply channel to a smaller channel.
Cold-water fishery
Engineering; Civil engineering
Water or water system which has an environment suitable for salmonoid fishes.
Cost effectiveness
Engineering; Civil engineering
Economic efficiency, obtaining the best method for the least amount of money.
Appropriation
Engineering; Civil engineering
Amount of water legally set apart or assigned to a particular purpose or use.
Through cut
Engineering; Civil engineering
An excavation between parallel banks that begins and ends at original grade.
Blockloading
Engineering; Civil engineering
Providing a consistent amount of electrical power in a stated period of time.
