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Terms for subject Environment (5719 entries)
skinnegående kjøretøy railroad vehicle
skip ship (A vessel propelled by engines or sails for navigating on the water, especially a large vessel that can not be carried aboard another, as distinguished from a boat)
skipsavfall ship garbage (Domestic and operational wastes, disposed of continuously or periodically, that are generated during the normal operation of a ship; usually excluding fresh fish waste from fishing operations)
skipsavfallsdisponering ship waste disposal (Discharging of ship waste into the sea)
skipsfart maritime navigation (Travelling on the sea by means of boats, ships, etc.)
skipsfart navigation (The science or art of conducting ships or aircraft from one place to another, esp. the method of determining position, course, and distance travelled over the surface of the earth by the principles of geometry and astronomy and by reference to devices (as radar beacons or instruments) designed as aids)
skipsindustri shipbuilding (The art or business of designing and constructing ships)
skipsteknikk marine engineering (The design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of main power plants, as well as the associated auxiliary machinery and equipment, for the propulsion of ships)
skipsulykke shipping accident (An unexpected incident, failure or loss involving a vessel or its contents in the course of commercial transport that poses potential harm to persons, property or the environment)
skipsvrak wreck (The hulk of a wrecked or stranded ship; a ship dashed against rocks or land and broken or otherwise rendered useless)
skisport skiing (Gliding over snow on skis, especially as a sport)
skjerming screening (The reduction of the electric field about a nucleus by the space charge of the surrounding electrons)
skjæring av vannplanter water weed cutting (Cutting down by scythe or machine at intervals the vegetation growth and grasses on banks and berms of irrigation and drainage channels or cropped areas)
skog forest (A vegetation community dominated by trees and other woody shrubs, growing close enough together that the tree tops touch or overlap, creating various degrees of shade on the forest floor. It may produce benefits such as timber, recreation, wildlife habitat, etc.)
skogbrann forest fire (A conflagration in or destroying large wooded areas having a thick growth of trees and plants)
skogbruk forestry (The management of forest lands for wood, forages, water, wildlife, and recreation)
skogbruksenhet forestry unit (Any entity or group of individuals involved with the creation, management and conservation of an extensive area of woodland, often to produce products and benefits such as timber, clean water, biodiversity and recreation)
skogbruksloven forestry law (A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate any extensive area of woodland, for the protection and preservation of game, timber and other forest resources)
skogbrukslovgivning forestry legislation (A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate the use and conservation of wooded areas, most often those owned by the government itself)
skogbruksmetode forestry practice (The farming of trees to ensure a continuing supply of timber and other forest products. Foresters care for existing trees, protecting them from fire, pests and diseases, and felling where trees are overcrowded or dying and when ready for cropping. They also plant new areas (afforestation) and replant felled areas (reafforestation))

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