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GOUGE MARK [2 records]

Record 1 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

A crescentic mark in the form of a groove or channel with somewhat rounded bottom, formed by glacial plucking on a bedrock surface.

OBS

[This mark] is concave toward the direction from which the ice moved and it consists of two fractures from between which the rock has been removed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Empreinte en forme de croissant à concavité orientée vers l'amont et résultant du burinage saccadé d'un glacier sur le substrat rocheux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
DEF

A cavity in the roadway surface resulting from contact with a vehicle [metal] part.

OBS

There are three types of gouges: chips, chops and grooves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police

Spanish

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