soil auger
1soil auger — noun : an auger for taking soil samples …
2Auger — An auger is a device for moving material or liquid (see Archimedes screw) by means of a rotating helical flighting. The material is moved along the axis of rotation. For some uses the helical flighting is enclosed in a tube, for other uses the… …
3Auger Hill — (coord|78|0|S|164|16|E|) is a hill in Antarctica. Shallow soil deposits occur on the summit; an auger was used to obtain deep samples, giving the hill its name …
4auger — /aw geuhr/, n. 1. Carpentry. a. a bit, as for a brace. b. a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle. 2. See earth auger. 3. a device consisting of a shaft with a broad helical flange… …
5auger — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration (resulting from false division of a nauger) of nauger, from Old English nafogār; akin to Old High German nabugēr auger, Old English nafu nave, gār spear more at nave, gore Date: before 12th century any… …
6auger — , augur An auger is a tool for boring holes in wood or soil; an augur is a prophet or soothsayer. The two words are not related. Auld Lang Syne. (Scot.) Literally old long since ; traditional endof year song with words by Robert Burns …
7Earth auger — Earth Earth ([ e]rth), n. [AS. eor[eth]e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j[ o]r[eth], Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a[=i]r[thorn]a, OHG. ero, Gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.] 1. The globe or… …
8pedology — pedology1 pedological /ped l oj i keuhl/, pedologic, adj. pedologist, n. /pi dol euh jee/, n. the science that deals with the study of soils. Also called soil science. [1920 25; PEDO 2 + LOGY] …
9Turlough (lake) — A Turlough, or Turlach, is a unique type of disappearing lake found mostly in limestone areas of Ireland, west of the River Shannon. [ Shannon Pot, the traditional source of the Shannon, is itself a turlough.] The name comes from the Irish tuar …
10Geotechnical investigation — Geotechnical investigations are performed by geotechnical engineers or engineering geologists to obtain information on the physical properties of soil and rock around a site to design earthworks and foundations for proposed structures and for… …
