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Cast iron
Cast iron, an alloy of iron that contains 2 to 4 percent carbon, along with varying amounts of silicon and manganese and…
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Reservoir
Reservoir, an open-air storage area (usually formed by masonry or earthwork) where water is collected…
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Sewer
Sewer, conduit that carries wastewater from its source to a point of treatment and disposal. The wastewater may be…
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Aqueduct
Aqueduct, (from Latin aqua + ducere, “to lead water”), conduit built to convey water. In a restricted sense, aqueducts are structures…
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Water cycle
Water cycle, also called hydrologic cycle, cycle that involves the continuous circulation of water in the…
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Groundwater
Groundwater, water that occurs below the surface of Earth, where it occupies all or part of the void…
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Indus River
Indus River, Tibetan and Sanskrit Sindhu, Sindhi Sindhu, or Mehran, great trans-Himalayan river of South Asia. It is one of the…
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Water well
Aquifer Aquifer, in hydrology, rock layer that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rock contains water-filled pore…
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Firefighting
Firefighting, activity directed at limiting the spread of fire and extinguishing it, particularly as performed…
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Irrigation and drainage
Irrigation and drainage, artificial application of water to land and artificial removal of excess water from land,…