A barrier in an erodible channel to control the flow of water.

Intermittent transverse marks on a material due to vibration during rolling, extrusion, cutting, or drawing.

A security interest in a chattel as collateral for the payment of a loan.

1. Any article of property not consisting of or affixed to land; movable property. 2. Same as 1, above, plus

In stone masonry cutting, the moderately rough surface resulting from the use of coarse chat (crushed chert) as the abrasive

A castle of small scale.

At the termination of an aqueduct, a reservoir architecturally embellished as a public fountain.

In early Russian architecture, a chapel which is a detached structure.