Scour
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Scour may refer to:
Cleaning
- Scouring, a cleaning process for wool
- Use of a scouring pad
Geologic processes
- Bridge scour, erosion of soil around at the base of a bridge pier or abutments via the flow of air, ice, or water
- Ice scour, also known as ice gouge, when a drifting ice feature (an iceberg, sea ice or a stamukha) scrapes the seabed
- Tidal scour, erosion of substrate via tidal forces
Technology
- Scour Inc., a multimedia search engine
Other
- Scours, a term for diarrhea, especially among cattle
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