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(pl.) aboiteaux A sluice or conduit built beneath a coastal dike, with a hinged gate or a one-way valve that closes during high tide, preventing salt water from flowing into the sluice and flooding the land behind the dike, but remains open during low tide, allowing fresh water precipitation and irrigation runoff to drain from the land into the sea; or a method of land reclamation which relies ...
Field day (agriculture) – related to a show is the "field day", with elements of a trade show for machinery, equipment and skills required for broadacre farming. Grazing – a method of feeding in which a herbivore feeds on plants such as grasses. Hydroponics – a method of growing plants without soil.
Because ECCs can be constructed over a range of sizes, it is important to select an appropriate size according to the need to avoid over-building and spending more money than is needed. Evaporative cooling chambers (ECCs) can be made from locally available materials, including bricks , sand, wood, dry grass, gunny/ burlap sacks, and twine.
Dairy cattle grazing in Germany. In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other forages into meat, milk, wool and other animal products, often on land that is unsuitable for arable farming.
The latest officially released version of MasterFormat is the 2018 Edition, which uses the following Divisions: PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS GROUP:
Grazing can serve as a cost-effective vegetation and weed control method. Silvopasture can also help reduce pests and disease in orchards. When introduced into an orchard after harvest, livestock are able to consume unharvested fruits, preventing pests and diseases from spreading via these unharvested fruits, and in some cases consuming the ...
a game result in which no player/team wins (also tie) to suck smoke from a cigarette etc. a ditch that draws water off an area of land a shallow valley or gully. (n.) dresser (furniture) a type of cupboard or sideboard esp. for kitchen utensils * a chest of drawers, usu. with a looking glass (UK: dressing-table) drop (of liquid)
The construction documents, specifically the technical specifications, require the contractor to submit product data, samples, and shop drawings to the architect and engineer for approval. This is one of the first steps that is taken by the contractor after execution of the construction contract and issuance of the "Notice to Proceed".