enrockment

enrockment
A layer of stones and rocks laying on the bottom of a sea or lake that provides the base for a pier or breakwater.

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  • Enrockment — En*rock ment, n. [Pref. en + rock.] A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form bases of piers, breakwaters, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enrockment — en·rock·ment …   English syllables

  • enrockment — ə̇nˈräkmənt, en noun ( s) Etymology: en (I) + rock + ment : a mass of large stones thrown into water to form a base (as for a pier) * * * enˈrockment [f. en 1 + rock + ment.] A mass of large stones thrown into water at rand …   Useful english dictionary

  • Race Rock Light — Infobox Lighthouse caption = Race Rock light location = Entrance to Long Island sound coordinates = coord|41|14|37|N|72|02|49|W|region:US type:landmark yearlit = 1879 automated = 1978 yeardeactivated = Active foundation = Granite and concrete… …   Wikipedia

  • каменная наброска — каменная отсыпь — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность Синонимы каменная отсыпь EN enrockment …   Справочник технического переводчика

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