Scour

Scour may refer to:

Hydrodynamic processes

• Hydrodynamic scour, the removal of sediment such as sand and silt from around an object
• 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 or ice gouge, a drifting ice feature that scrapes the seabed
• Tidal scour, erosion of substrate via tidal forces

Other

• Scour (band), an American black metal band
• Scour Inc., a multimedia search engine
• Scouring (textiles), Scouring, cleaning wool of lanolin, vegetable matter, and other contaminants, prior to use
• Scours, a term for diarrhea, especially among cattle