soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… … Universalium
cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… … Universalium
water — As designating a commodity or a subject of ownership, this term has the same meaning in law as in common speech; but in another sense, and especially in the plural, it may designate a body of water, such as a river, a lake, or an ocean, or an… … Black's law dictionary
water course — A running stream of water; a natural stream fed from permanent or natural sources, including rivers, creeks, runs, and rivulets. There must be a stream, usually flowing in a particular direction, though it need not flow continuously. It may… … Black's law dictionary
subterranean stream — A definite and known channel in which subterranean waters flow. 56 Am J1st Water § 103. Underground waters flowing in a distinct, well defined and permanent channel, as distinguished from percolating waters which spread in every direction through … Ballentine's law dictionary
water pollution — The infection and contamination of a public water supply by dirt, bacteria, and coli, or any other infectious and contaminating material which renders the water unfit for domestic use and unsafe and dangerous to individuals. 56 Am J1st Watwk § 75 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Gypsisol — ▪ FAO soil group one of the 30 soil groups in the classification system of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (soil). Gypsisols are characterized by a subsurface layer of gypsum (a hydrated calcium sulfate) accumulated by the… … Universalium
lateral secretion — ▪ geology geological process by which ore minerals dissolved from wall rocks by percolating waters are redeposited in nearby openings. Put forth in 1847, the theory was vigorously attacked in the late 1800s by geologists who contended that… … Universalium
інфільтраційні води — инфильтрационные воды percolating waters *Infiltrationswasser, Sickerwasser – підземні води, які виникають в результаті просочування через пори г.п. з поверхні Землі дощових, талих та річкових вод … Гірничий енциклопедичний словник
ground water — Water in the subsoil or of a spring or shallow well. Underground streams and percolating waters. Woodsum v. Pemberton Tp., 172 N.J.Super. 489, 412 A.2d 1064, 1067 … Black's law dictionary
