Scour

Scour may refer to:

Hydrodynamic processes

 * Hydrodynamic scour, the removal of sediment such as sand and silt from around an object by water flow
 * Bridge scour, erosion of soil around at the base of a bridge pier or abutments via the flow of air, ice, or water
 * Tidal scour, erosion of substrate via tidal flow
 * Ice scour or ice gouge, a drifting ice feature that scrapes the seabed

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