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The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency with a mission to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters. It is also a major U.S. Army organization employing some 38,000 ...
The running aground of a ship upon a strand, rock, or bottom so that it is fast for a time.
Industry:Engineering
Soil (sand, mud, or similar detrital material) deposited by streams, or the deposits formed.
Industry:Engineering
A rock fragment between 64 and 256 mm in diameter, usually rounded.
Industry:Engineering
The seaward side of a reef (usually coral); in places a steep slope covered with reef talus.
Industry:Engineering
An object placed at the site of a station to identify the surveyed location of that station.
Industry:Engineering
(1) A submerged or emerged embankment of sand, gravel, or other unconsolidated material built on the sea floor in shallow water by waves and currents. (2) In a river, a ridge of sand built to or near the surface by river currents.
Industry:Engineering
The interval of time between two consecutive, like phases of the tide.
Industry:Engineering
An artificial watercourse cut through a land area for such uses as navigation and irrigation.
Industry:Engineering
Collective term covering the action of natural forces on the shoreline, and near shore seabed
Industry:Engineering
