A lease agreement, usually residential, in which the tenant (lessee) pays a fixed periodic rent, and the landlord (lessor) pays all other expenses related to ownership of the property including taxes, insurance, maintenance, utilities, and assessments.

An India meausurement unit of area equal to 2400 sq. ft., or 220 sq. meters.

Water that is stored beneath the earth's surface. This water sustains streamflows during times without precipitation, and is the primary source of water in most areas.

Groundwater that moves from one place to another depending on soil and geologic properties, natural boundaries that inhibit movement, and the temporal and spatial factors that govern the flow regime.

Group of trees smaller than a forest, without undergrowth

One who is given the lawful custody and care of another (called a ward)

Deep, narrow ravine

A large area of the ocean reaching into the land usually larger than a bay and smaller than a sea, sometimes nearly surrounded by land

A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water usually from rain or winter thaw.

A common forestry and land survey term that is equivalent to 66 linear feet. Often referred to as simply "chain", this term is more formally known as the Gunter's or surveyor's chain. A chain is broken into 100 equal parts, or links. One (1) mile is equal to 80 chains. A one (1) mile square piece of land (one section or 640 acres) is 80 chains on each side. Although an engineer's or Ramsden's chain is also used to measure length in surveys, the generic term "chain" when used in reference to land measurements refers to the unit of length (66 feet) represented by the Gunter's or surveyor's chain. For more chain conversions, equivalents, and examples, see Chain equivalents and conversions or the various Converting chains to... examples.