Scour may refer to:

Hydrodynamic processes

Hydrodynamic scour lang=en, upright=1.3, Mechanism of formation, alt=sketch Hydrodynamic scour is the removal of sediment such as silt, sand and gravel from around the base of obstructions to the flow in the sea, rivers and canals. Scour, caused by fast flowing wa ...

, the removal of sediment such as sand and silt from around an object by water flow **

Bridge scour Bridge scour is the removal of sediment such as sand and gravel from around bridge abutments or piers. Hydrodynamic scour, caused by fast flowing water, can carve out '' scour holes'', compromising the integrity of a structure. In the United ...

, erosion of soil around at the base of a bridge pier or abutments via the flow of air, ice, or water **

Tidal scour Tidal scour is "sea-floor erosion caused by strong tidal currents resulting in the removal of inshore sediments and formation of deep holes and channels". Examples of this hydrological process can be found globally. Two locations in the United St ...

, erosion of substrate via tidal flow * Ice scour or ice gouge, a drifting ice feature that scrapes the seabed

Other

Scour (band) Scour is an American black metal supergroup formed in 2015. It features vocalist Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down), guitarists Derek Engemann (ex- Cattle Decapitation) and Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index), bassist John Jarvis ( Agoraphobic Nosebleed, ex ...

, an American black metal band *

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, a multimedia search engine *

Scouring (textiles) Scouring is a Wet process engineering, preparatory treatment of certain textile materials. Scouring removes soluble and insoluble impurities found in textiles as natural, added and adventitious impurities: for example, oils, waxes, fats, vegetab ...

, Scouring, cleaning

wool Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have some properties similar to animal w ...

of lanolin, vegetable matter, and other contaminants, prior to use * Scours, a term for

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, especially among cattle {{disambiguation