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STD 2005/06/07 |
STEEP_GRADE |
A stretch along a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> where the slope is high enough to slow, hinder, or even stop traffic; steep grade. |
1162 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AQ120] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STEEPLE |
A <STRUCTURE>, usually topped by a point, that may be erected on the <ROOF> of a <BUILDING>; steeple. |
1163 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AL220] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STEEL_MILL |
A <FACILITY> for the production of fabricated structural steel products (for example: girders and/or plates); steel mill. |
1161 |
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[SOED, "steel mill", c] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
STATIONARY_FRONT |
An <ATMOSPHERIC_FRONT> between warm and cold <AIR_MASS>s that is moving at a <<SPEED>> less than 2,575 metres per second (five knots); stationary front. |
1160 |
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[WMO182, S2760, "stationary front"] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
STAR_SYSTEM_ASTEROID |
Any of the collection of numerous <SMALL_STAR_SYSTEM_BODY>s that orbit a <STAR> concentrated at a particular distance; star system asteroid [SOED, "asteroid", A.1]. |
1485 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
STAR_SYSTEM |
A <STAR> and its family of <PLANET>s, natural <SATELLITE>s, <STAR_SYSTEM_ASTEROID>s, and <COMET>s that are captured by its gravity; star system. |
1484 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STAR |
A large, coherent, roughly spherical, gaseous <CELESTIAL_BODY> that is luminous by virtue of internal nuclear reactions; star [SOED, "star", A.I.1]. |
1159 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STAKE |
A small <MARKER> used to identify <WATER_CHANNEL>s or to mark dangers (for example: <STONE>s and/or <SHOAL>s); stake. |
1158 |
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[FACC, Annex A: BC080] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STAIR_SET |
A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <STAIR>s connecting three or more <FLOOR_LEVEL>s in an uninterrupted sequence. |
1157 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STAIR |
A series of fixed steps leading from one level to another, especially such a series leading from one <FLOOR_LEVEL> to another inside a <STRUCTURE>; stair [SOED, "stair", A.I.1]. |
1156 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AQ150] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
STADIUM |
A <SPORTS_ARENA> or an <ATHLETIC_FIELD> with tiered seats or terraces for spectators; stadium [SOED, "stadium", 3]. |
1155 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AK160] |
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SUBM 2009/06/04 |
SQUALL |
An abrupt and large increase in <<WIND_SPEED>> with a duration on the order of minutes that diminishes rather suddenly; squall. |
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IR |
[WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code Table 4678, Column 6] |
[AWS, Table 2-5] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SPRING_TIDE |
A <TIDE> of increased range (or tidal <WATER_CURRENT>s of increased <<WATER_CURRENT_SPEED>>) occurring semi-monthly as the result of the <MOON>being new or full; spring tide [TCG, "spring tides or tidal currents"]. The spring range of <TIDE>is the mean range occurring at the time of spring <TIDE>s and is most conveniently computed from the harmonic constants. It is larger than the mean range where the type of <TIDE> is either semi-diurnal or mixed, and is of no practical significance where the type of <TIDE> is predominantly diurnal. |
1154 |
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[S32, "tide(s): spring"] |
[SOED, "spring tide", (b)] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SPRING |
A natural outflow of <WATER> from below the <LAND>; spring. |
1153 |
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[S57A, Object: SPRING] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPOT_ELEVATION |
A designated <LOCATION> with an <<ELEVATION>>; spot elevation. |
1152 |
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[FACC, Annex A: CA030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPORTS_ARENA |
An arena with tiered seats or terraces for spectators of athletic or sporting events; sports arena [SOED, "stadium", 3]. |
1151 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AK160] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPILLWAY |
A passage for surplus <WATER> to run over or around a <DAM>; spillway. |
1150 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH165] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
SPEED_HUMP |
A raised strip that is set crosswise into the <SURFACE> of a <ROAD> or <VEHICLE_LOT> and is designed to slow down <GROUND_VEHICLE>s; speed hump. |
1468 |
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[SOED, "speed hump"], [AHD, "speed bump"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SPECIAL_USE_AIRSPACE- _COMPONENT |
A <COMPONENT> of a <SPECIAL_USE_AIRSPACE>. |
1149 |
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[FACC, Annex A: GA025] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPECIAL_USE_AIRSPACE |
An <AIRSPACE> identified by a delimited <REGION> where activities must be confined because of their nature and/or where limitations may be imposed on <AIRCRAFT> operations not associated with those activities; special use airspace. |
1148 |
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[FACC, Annex A: GA015] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPECIAL_OPERATIONS_HELICOPTER |
A <HELICOPTER> designed or designated for special operations. |
1147 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPECIAL_ELECTRONIC_WINGED- _AIRCRAFT |
A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed or designated for special electronic operations. |
1146 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPACEPORT |
A <FACILITY> for the launch, and sometimes the landing, of <SPACECRAFT>; spaceport [SOED, "spaceport"]. |
1145 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPACECRAFT |
A <VEHICLE> operating mainly in <SPACE>; spacecraft [SOED, "spacecraft"]. |
1144 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SPACE |
The <REGION> extending in all <DIRECTION>s in which all matter lying outside celestial body <ATMOSPHERE>s is located; the near vacuum occupying the <REGION>s between <CELESTIAL_BODY>s; space [SOED, "space", II.12.a]. |
1143 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUND_CHANNEL_AXIS |
The alignment axis in a <SOUND_CHANNEL> determined by the <<DEPTH_BELOW_WATERBODY_SURFACE>> at which the minimum <<WATERBODY_SOUND_SPEED>> occurs. |
1140 |
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[SP35, "sound channel axis"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUND_CHANNEL |
A horizontal layer in a <WATERBODY> that is bounded by levels at which the <<WATERBODY_SOUND_SPEED>> is greater than at any level within the layer; sound channel. |
1139 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUNDING_DATUM |
The vertical, typically tidal, <SURFACE_DATUM> to which <SOUNDING>s and <<HYDROGRAPHIC_DRYING_HEIGHT>>s are referenced; sounding datum. A sounding datum is usually taken to correspond to a low water stage of the <TIDE>. |
1142 |
IR |
[S57A, Attribute: VERDAT] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOUNDING |
A measured <<WATER_DEPTH>> or spot <<WATER_DEPTH>>; sounding. |
1141 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: SOUNDG] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOLID_PRECIPITATION |
<PRECIPITATION> of <ICE>; solid precipitation. |
1138 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOLID_MESH |
A <MESH> with a related <MESH_SOLID_SET>; solid mesh. |
1137 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOLAR_SYSTEM_ASTEROID |
A <STAR_SYSTEM_ASTEROID> in the <SOLAR_SYSTEM>, with an orbit lying chiefly between <MARS> and <JUPITER>. |
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[SOED, "asteroid", A.1] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
SOLAR_SYSTEM |
The <STAR_SYSTEM> containing the <SUN>; solar system. |
1136 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOLAR_PANEL |
A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of solar cells for converting sunlight into electrical energy or heat; solar panel. |
1135 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AD020] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SOIL |
A <MATERIAL> composed of fragmented <PARTICLE>s of <ROCK>, decomposed <PLANT>s, <WATER>, and <AIR> that typically comprises a thin top layer of the <LAND>; soil [SOED, "soil", 4]. |
1134 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SODA_EVAPORATOR |
A shallow <RESERVOIR>, normally man-made, used for the natural evaporation of <WATER> for the collection of soda; soda evaporator. |
1133 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOW_SHED |
A <PROTECTION_SHED> against slides of <SNOW_GROUND_COVER>; snow shed. |
1131 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A, AL210] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOW_REGION |
A <REGION> in which <SNOW_PRECIPITATION> is falling. |
1130 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOW_PRECIPITATION |
<SOLID_PRECIPITATION> composed of white or translucent crystals of <ICE> that are chiefly in complex branch hexagonal form and are often agglomerated into snowflakes; snow precipitation. |
1129 |
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[GMET, "snow"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOW_GROUND_COVER |
The layer formed by <SNOW_PRECIPITATION> as it accumulates on the <LAND>; snow ground cover. |
1128 |
IR |
[GMET, "snow"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOW_GRAINS |
<SOLID_PRECIPITATION> of very small opaque white <PARTICLE>s of <ICE> that fall from a <CLOUD> and are fairly flat or elongated with <<OUTSIDE_DIAMETER>>s generally less than 1 millimetre; snow grains. Snow grains are the solid equivalent of <DRIZZLE>. |
1127 |
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[WMO182, S1610, "snow grains"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNOWFIELD |
A <TRACT> covered by <SNOW_GROUND_COVER>; snowfield. |
1132 |
IR |
[GMET, "snowfield", 1] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SNAG |
A stem or trunk of a <TREE> below a <WATERBODY_SURFACE>; snag. |
1126 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BD140] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SMOKESTACK |
A <COMBUSTION_PRODUCT_DISCHARGE_STRUCTURE> consisting of a large, tall <PIPE> which is often free-standing; smokestack [AHD, "smokestack"]. |
1125 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SMOKE |
A visible <NON_AQUEOUS_CLOUD>, <PLUME>, or <PUFF> composed of carbon and other <PARTICLE>s given off by burning or smouldering <MATERIAL>s; smoke [SOED, "smoke", A.1]. |
1124 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
SMALL_STAR_SYSTEM_BODY |
A <CELESTIAL_BODY>, except a <PLANET>, a <DWARF_PLANET> or a <SATELLITE>, that orbits a <STAR>; small star system body. |
1483 |
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[IAUB5] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
SMALL_SOLAR_SYSTEM_BODY |
A <SMALL_STAR_SYSTEM_BODY> that is a member of the <SOLAR_SYSTEM>. |
1482 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SMALL_HAIL |
<HAIL> with an <<OUTSIDE_DIAMETER>> less than 0,64 centimetre, which is a form of <ICE_PELLETS>; small hail (US). |
1123 |
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[GMET, "small hail"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SMALL_CRAFT_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> with functions or services generally of interest for small craft or pleasure <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL>s. |
1122 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BB201] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
SLUICE_GATE |
A <DEVICE> used to regulate the flow of <WATER> in a <SLUICE>; sluice gate. |
1121 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BI040] |
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