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reservoir reservoir
reservoir , storage tank or wholly or partly artificial lake for storing water. Building an embankment or dam to preserve a supply of water for irrigation is an ancient practice; India and Egypt have many old and large reservoirs. In building artificial lakes for a municipal water supply it is... Read more
esker esker
esker long, narrow, winding ridge of stratified sand-and-gravel drift . Eskers, many miles long and resembling abandoned railway embankments, occur in Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland, and New England; they arose from deposition of sediment in the beds of streams flowing through or beneath glaciers.... Read more
mound mound
mound prehistoric earthwork erected over a burial place as a memorial or landmark, a defensive embankment, or a site for ceremonial or religious rites. Such structures are found in many parts of the world, but the name is applied in particular to those of North America, ascribed to a people known... Read more
levee levee
levee [Fr.,=raised], embankment built along a river to prevent flooding by high water. Levees are the oldest and the most extensively used method of flood control. They are constructed by piling earth on a surface that has been cleared of vegetation and leveled. From a broad base the levee... Read more
anthropogeomorphology anthropogeomorphology
anthropogeomorphology Anthropogeomorphology is the study of the human role in creating landforms and modifying the operation of geomorphological processes such as weathering, erosion, and deposition. The range of the human impact on both forms and process is considerable, and there are very few... Read more
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engineering geology Engineering geology is the application of principles and methods of geology to the purposes of civil engineering projects. Engineering geologists (i.e. those with a first degree in geology) and geotechnical engineers (i.e. those with a first degree in civil engineering) work... Read more
dam dam
dam barrier, commonly across a watercourse, to hold back water, often forming a reservoir or lake; dams are also sometimes used to control or contain rockslides, mudflows, and the like in regions where these are common. Dams are made of timber, rock, earth, masonry, or concrete or of combinations... Read more
hedge hedge
hedge ornamental or protective barrier composed of shrubs or small trees growing in close rows. The plants may be allowed to grow naturally or may be trimmed to various heights and shapes (see topiary work ). In the temperate zone, thorny hedge plants include barberry, Osage orange, buckthorn, and... Read more
Scotland Yard Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The term is often used, popularly, to refer to one branch, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Named after a short street in London, the site of a palace used in the 12th cent. as a residence of visiting Scottish kings, it... Read more
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Newspaper article from: The Independent (London, England) ...in Kent had come prepared for all eventualities. They had with...years, the Coronation, almost all the Royal weddings. "I've...Scotland Yard said that the Embankment was very busy, there were an...said: "I am sure it will all pass off well. If this was...
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Magazine article from: Travel & Tourism News ...sseldorf's trade fair in January, presenting...sseldorf to join in the fun. The month of May...000 visitors from all over Germany to the...mile along the Rhine embankment, has become a popular...Kirmes, the biggest fun fair ...
OUT&ABOUT.(Features)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) ...and a traditional fun fair. More details about...pounds 2.50 and all superheroes, villains...to 2pm on Fitzhamon Embankment (opposite the Millennium...craft activities for all to enjoy at Tredegar...CARDIFF Identify and log ...
OUT&ABOUT.(Features)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) ...Museum is putting on a fun day of Bollywood and...There will also be a fun fair in the country park...2pm on Fitzhamon Embankment, opposite the Millennium...Centre on Wednesdays. All welcome to attend...CARDIFF The RSPB Family ...
in London tonight.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) ...screen, but it's all offset by the sumptuous...father. Great family fun. SHOWS Circus of...12.50. Tube: Embankment, Waterloo. One of...understated festive cheer. All of the orchestra and...2340 EVENTS Christmas Fun Fair ...
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Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) ...now that we're all in the family way...almost worked out all the verses of London...which time we'd lost all respect for any Lord...and headed up the Embankment to the Palace of Westminster...the atmosphere of a fun fair. We ...
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Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN) ...Sunday. BIKE-A-THON, FUN FAIR TODAY AT SCHOOL South Haven...Events will include a fun fair and yard sale from 9 a...Patrolman Michael Kellems. All six were arrested, ordered...had run into an earthen embankment there. The ...
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Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) ...out of their hands, but all will hope that the 'weather...dancing competitions, fun fair and children's activities...plenty of entertainment with all the necessary facilities...car park, Stranmillis embankment. For the bands only...
Wye get wet?(Features)
Newspaper article from: Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales) ...watersports, a wildlife centre, family fun fair, adventure playground and golf course...British Golf Museum on the Bruce embankment. Or the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum...with an array of activities from all weather sledging to pedal tractors...
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Newspaper article from: The Irish Times ...writerscentre.ie. All the fun of the London fair Sessions on whether the...catamaran service from the Embankment to Canary Wharf with a shuttle bus on to the fair. No doubt when it was...a five-figure sum. All she has to do ...

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