retirement, n. 1. Voluntary termination of one’s own employment or career, esp. upon reaching a certain age (she traveled around the world after her retirement). 2. Withdrawal from action or for privacy (Carol’s retirement to her house by the lake). 3. Withdrawal from circulation; payment of a debt ( retirement of a series of bonds). […]
front, n. 1. The side or part of a building or lot that is open to view, that is the principal entrance, or that faces out to the open (as to a lake or ocean); the foremost part of something (the property’s front was its most valuable attribute). 2. A person or group that serves
mara (mair-[schwa]), n. [Law Latin] Hist. A lake; a pool; a body of water that cannot be drained.
Any natural or artificial body or stream of water within the territorial limits of a country, such as a bay, gulf, river mouth, creek, harbor, port, lake, or canal. — Also termed inland waters.
natural, adj. 1. In accord with the regular course of things in the universe and without accidental or purposeful interference (a natural death as opposed to murder). 2. Normal; proceeding from the regular character of a person or thing (it is natural for a duck to fly south in the winter). 3. Brought about by
alluvion ([schwa]-loo-vee-[schwa]n). [fr. Latin alluvio “flood”] Roman & civil law. 1. Strictly, the flow or wash of water against a shore or riverbank. 2. An accumulation of soil, clay, or other material deposited by water; esp., in land law, an addition of land caused by the buildup of deposits from running water, the added land
effluent (ef-loo-[schwa]nt), n. Liquid waste that is discharged into a river, lake, or other body of water. [Cases: Environmental Law 182.]
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. A wholly-owned corporation in the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for developing, operating, and maintaining a part of the St. Lawrence Seaway from Montreal to Lake Erie. • It charges tolls at rates negotiated with the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority of Canada. — Abbr. SLSDC.
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An action of the elements at sea of such force as to overcome the strength of a well-founded ship and the normal precautions of good marine practice. • A peril of the sea may relieve a carrier from liability for the resulting losses. — Also termed danger of navigation; danger of river; marine peril; marine
Water lying on the surface of the earth but not forming part of a watercourse or lake. • Surface water most commonly derives from rain, springs, or melting snow.