Geological Survey

American  

noun

1. U.S. Government. a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1879, that studies the nation's water and mineral resources, makes topographic surveys, and classifies and leases public lands.

2. (lowercase) a systematic investigation of the geology of an area.

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Geological Survey British  

noun

1. a government-sponsored organization working in the field of geology, such as the US Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of India, or the Institute of Geological Sciences (UK)

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Example Sentences

Geological Survey said that it assessed that significant damage is likely and that some fatalities might have occurred.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Geological Survey, the carp can jump as high as 10 feet into the air when spooked by outboard motors or other disturbances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Geological Survey geologists first identified rare earth mineralization in the Music Valley area in 1954, with sampling reporting enrichment in dysprosium, terbium, yttrium and ytterbium, Dateline Resources said in a press release.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

With the growth of green technology, the UK alone could see its demand for the mineral increase by between 12 and 45 times in the 2020s, according to the British Geological Survey.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Several months later a geologist named Bill Bonnichsen from the Idaho Geological Survey got in touch and told him that the ash matched a volcanic deposit from a place called Bruneau-Jarbidge in southwest Idaho.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson