CONSERVANCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("conservancy" is a kind of...):

conservation (the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources)

Meaning:

A commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("conservancy" is a kind of...):

commission; committee (a special group delegated to consider some matter)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)