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Status	Label ▴	Concept definition	Code	Ref type	Reference	Supplemental references
STD 2005/06/07	FABRICATION_BUILDING	A <BUILDING> used for the purpose of manufacturing <COMPONENT>s, which may be assembled on-site or elsewhere, to make a completed product; fabrication building.	401	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:1]
STD 2005/06/07	FABRICATION_FACILITY	A <FACILITY> including one or more <FABRICATION_BUILDING>s.	402	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:1]
STD 2005/06/07	FACILITY	A <REGION> that includes <MAN_MADE_OBJECT>s intended to serve a particular purpose; facility.	403
STD 2005/06/07	FACTORY	A <BUILDING> containing <EQUIPMENT> for use in manufacturing; factory [SOED, "factory", 3].	404
STD 2005/06/07	FAIRGROUND	A <TRACT> where permanent <STRUCTURE>s exist to hold outdoor fairs, circuses, and/or exhibitions; fairground.	405	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AK090]
STD 2005/06/07	FARM	A <SITE>, including support <STRUCTURE>s, used for agricultural or aquacultural production; farm.	406
STD 2005/06/07	FARM_BUILDING	A <BUILDING> located on a <FARM>.	407	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:19]
STD 2005/06/07	FARM_STORAGE_STRUCTURE	A <STRUCTURE>, often having a <ROOF>, located on a <FARM> and used for sheltering livestock and/or storing agricultural products or <EQUIPMENT>; farm storage structure.	408			[SOED, "barn", A.2]
STD 2005/06/07	FENCE	A man-made <BARRIER> of relatively light construction used as an enclosure or <BOUNDARY>; fence.	409	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AL070]
STD 2005/06/07	FENDER_CUSHION	A protective <DEVICE> designed to cushion the impact of a <VESSEL> against a <STRUCTURE> or other <VESSEL> and to prevent damage; fender cushion.	410	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BB198]
STD 2005/06/07	FERN	A <PTERIDOPHYTE> of the order Filicopsida, the members of which reproduce by means of spores borne usually on the underside of the fronds, which are typically pinnately divided; fern [SOED, "fern"].	411
STD 2005/06/07	FERRY	A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> for transporting <HUMAN>s, <GROUND_VEHICLE>s, or <CARGO> across a <WATERBODY>; ferry [SOED, "ferry", 3.a].	412
STD 2005/06/07	FERRY_CROSSING	A <WATERBODY_ROUTE> where a <FERRY> crosses from one <SHORE> to another; ferry crossing.	413	PR	[S57A, Object: FERYRT]
STD 2005/06/07	FERRY_LOCATION	A <LOCATION> where a <FERRY> takes on or discharges its load.	414	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AQ080]
STD 2005/06/07	FIDUCIAL_POINT	A <LOCATION> used as a basis of cadastral reference; fiducial point.	415	IR	[FACC, Annex A: ID020]
STD 2005/06/07	FIELD_ARTILLERY	A large-calibre firing <WEAPON>; field artillery. EXAMPLES Howitzer, cannon.	416			[SOED, "artillery", 2]
STD 2005/06/07	FIGHTER_WINGED_AIRCRAFT	A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed for fast maneuver aerial combat operations; fighter winged aircraft.	417			[SOED, "fighter", 2]
STD 2005/06/07	FIGHTING_POSITION	A configuration of <LAND> and/or <STRUCTURE>s that is intended to accommodate <MILITARY_PERSONNEL>, military <EQUIPMENT>, and/or military <GROUND_VEHICLE>s; that provides cover and concealment from direct and potentially indirect fire; and that affords effective use of <WEAPON>s; fighting position.	418
STD 2005/06/07	FILLED_TERRAIN	<BUILT_UP_TERRAIN> that has been brought to a required higher <<TERRAIN_ELEVATION>> or levelled through the addition of <SOIL>, <ROCK>, and/or other <MATERIAL>s; filled terrain.	419
STD 2005/06/07	FILTRATION_BED	A <TRACT> for the treatment of <WATER> that consists of a bed of porous <MATERIAL> that <WATER> is passed through in order to remove solids or impurities; filtration bed.	420	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BH040]
STD 2005/06/07	FILTRATION_BUILDING	A <BUILDING> that houses <EQUIPMENT> through which a liquid or gas is passed in order to separate the fluid from suspended particulate matter; filtration building.	421	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:84]
STD 2005/06/07	FIORD	A long, narrow, deep <INLET> of a <WATERBODY> between <TERRAIN> with steep <<TERRAIN_SLOPE>>s; fiord [SOED, "fiord"].	422
STD 2005/06/07	FIREBREAK	A cleared or ploughed <TERRAIN_STRIP> that is constructed as a <BARRIER> against the spread of a forest or prairie fire; firebreak [SOED, "fire-break"].	426
STD 2005/06/07	FIRE_AND_POLICE_STATION	A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> that houses both a <FIRE_STATION> and a <POLICE_STATION>.	423	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:723]
STD 2005/06/07	FIRE_ESCAPE	An exterior <STRUCTURE> or <DEVICE> erected for emergency exit in the event of fire; fire-escape [AHD, "fire escape"]. EXAMPLE An outside <STAIR> that is attached to a <BUILDING>.	424
STD 2014/02/14	FIRE_HYDRANT	A <PIPE> with a <VALVE> for drawing liquid <WATER> directly from a <WATER_MAIN> and with a <COMPONENT> providing an <APERTURE> to which a fire-hose can be attached; fire hydrant [SOED, "fire hydrant"].	1455
STD 2005/06/07	FIRE_STATION	A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> that houses both fire-fighting <EQUIPMENT> and <PERSONNEL>; fire station [MWCD, "fire station"]. A fire station is also known as a firehouse.	425
STD 2005/06/07	FISH	A cold-blooded aquatic <VERTEBRATE> possessing gills and fins; fish [SOED, "fish", I.1.a].	427
STD 2005/06/07	FISHING_BOAT	A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed or designated to catch <FISH> for either commercial or leisure purposes; fishing boat.	433
STD 2005/06/07	FISHING_FACILITY	A <FACILITY> involved in fishing, the raising of <FISH>, and/or the storage or transportation of either <MATERIAL>s important to or the results of the production of <FISH>.	434	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BD079]
STD 2005/06/07	FISHING_HARBOUR	A <HARBOUR> that is primarily used by <FISHING_BOAT>s.	435	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BB105]
STD 2005/06/07	FISH_HATCHERY	An enclosed <REGION> and associated <STRUCTURE>s used for the breeding and/or rearing of <FISH>; fish hatchery.	428	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BH050]
STD 2005/06/07	FISH_LADDER	A series of ascending pools constructed to enable <FISH> to swim upstream over (or around) a <DAM>; fish ladder.	429	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BI060]
STD 2005/06/07	FISH_SCHOOL	A naturally occurring grouping of <FISH> that persists over a significant period; fish school.	430
STD 2005/06/07	FISH_STAKE_REGION	A <WATERBODY_REGION> of shallow <<DEPTH_OF_WATERBODY_FLOOR>> in which <POLE>s and/or <STAKE>s are placed to outline a fishing ground and/or to catch <FISH>.	431	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BB100]
STD 2005/06/07	FISH_TRAP	A <FENCE> or enclosure <DEVICE> set in a <WATERBODY> to catch <FISH>; fish trap.	432	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BB110]
STD 2005/06/07	FLAGPOLE	A <POLE> on which a flag is raised; flagpole. A flagpole is also known as a flagstaff.	436	PR	[S57A, Object: FLGSTF]
STD 2005/06/07	FLARE_PIPE	An open-ended <PIPE> at which waste gases are burned; flare pipe. A flare pipe is also known as a flare stack.	437	IR	[S57A, Object: FLASTK]
STD 2005/06/07	FLEXIBLE_RESTRAINT	A physical connection between two independent <OBJECT>s (for example: between a <VESSEL> and a mooring <BUOY> or <BOLLARD>); flexible restraint. EXAMPLES <CHAIN>, <LOAD_CABLE>.	438	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BD074]
STD 2005/06/07	FLIGHT_LEVEL	A <SURFACE> of constant <<ATM_PRESSURE>> that is measured in relation to the specific pressure <DATUM> 1 013,25 hectopascals and is separated from other such <SURFACE>s by specific pressure intervals; flight level.	439	PR	[IAN4, 1.1, "flight level"]
STD 2005/06/07	FLOATING_BREAKWATER	A <STRUCTURE> consisting of a series of square frames of timber connected by <MOORING_LINE>s attached to <ANCHOR>s or stone blocks in such a manner as to form a <BREAKWATER> that protects <VESSEL>s riding to anchor; floating breakwater.	440	PR	[S32, "floating breakwater"]
STD 2005/06/07	FLOATING_DOCK	A form of <DRY_DOCK> consisting of a floating <STRUCTURE> of one or more sections that can be partly submerged by controlled flooding to receive a <VESSEL> and then raised by pumping out the <WATER> so that the bottom of the <VESSEL> can be exposed; floating dock.	441	PR	[S32, "dock: floating"]
STD 2005/06/07	FLOOD_BARRAGE	An artificial obstruction placed in a <WATERCOURSE> to raise the level of the <WATER> or to divert it; flood barrage.	442	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BI043]
STD 2005/06/07	FLOOD_BASIN	The <TRACT> that actually submerged during the highest known flood in a specific <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> or has the potential for being flooded; flood basin.	443	IR	[DST, "flood basin"]
STD 2005/06/07	FLOOR	A layer of <MATERIAL> (for example: board, brick, and/or stone) in a <ROOM> or <VEHICLE> on which <HUMAN>s and/or <ANIMAL>s tread; floor.	444			[SOED, "floor", 1.a]
STD 2005/06/07	FLOOR_CRAWL_SPACE	A space within a <BUILDING>, located under a <FLOOR>, usually of restricted <<HEIGHT>>, and having sufficient <<HEIGHT>> for <HUMAN>s to crawl; floor crawl space.	445
STD 2005/06/07	FLOOR_LEVEL	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <ROOM>s and landings of <STAIR>s in a <BUILDING> that are on the same or nearly the same level; floor level. A floor level is also known as a storey.	446			[SOED, "storey", 1]
STD 2005/06/07	FLUID_BOUNDARY_LAYER	The layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a <SURFACE> where frictional forces control fluid flow; fluid boundary layer.	447	IR	[SP35, "boundary layer"]
STD 2005/06/07	FLUME	An open, inclined <WATERCOURSE> that carries <WATER> for use in such operations as mining or logging; flume.	448	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BH060]
STD 2005/06/07	FOG	A suspension of very small, usually microscopic, droplets of <WATER> in the <AIR> that reduces the horizontal <<VISIBILITY_DISTANCE>> at a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; fog.	449	IR	[WMO182, "fog"]
STD 2005/06/07	FOG_REGION	A <REGION> of <FOG> at or near a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>.	450
STD 2005/06/07	FOG_SIGNAL_DEVICE	A <DEVICE> that produces a warning signal as an <AID_TO_NAVIGATION> during periods of low visibility, especially due to <FOG>.	451	PR	[S32, "fog signal" (device)]
STD 2005/06/07	FOOD_OVEN	<EQUIPMENT> consisting of a chamber or enclosed compartment for heating, baking, or roasting food; food oven [AHD, "oven"]. A food oven is also known as a stove.	452
STD 2005/06/07	FORD	A shallow <WATERBODY_REGION> used as a <CROSSING> by <GROUND_VEHICLE>s or <ANIMAL>s; ford.	453	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BH070]
STD 2005/06/07	FORESHORE	A <COMPONENT> of the <SHORE> or <BEACH> that lies between the low water mark and the <COASTLINE> or <SHORELINE>; foreshore. Foreshore includes any isolated <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>s which cover and uncover with the <TIDE> yet are not contiguous with the <COASTLINE> or <SHORELINE>.	454	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BA020]
STD 2005/06/07	FORESHORE_PRECISE	A <FORESHORE>, the low water mark of which is the <LINE> defined by mean low water springs or mean lower low water as appropriate and the <COASTLINE> or <SHORELINE> of which is defined by the normal limit of <WATER_WAVE> action above mean high water springs or mean higher high water as appropriate; foreshore precise.	455	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BA023]
STD 2005/06/07	FOREST	A <TREED_TRACT> containing a substantial number of closely spaced <TREE>s; forest.	456	IR	[FACC, Annex A: EC015]	[SOED, "forest", A.1]
STD 2005/06/07	FOREST_PRESERVE	A <FOREST> that is protected from logging and other human activities detrimental to the environment; forest preserve.	457
STD 2005/06/07	FORT	A permanently fortified <STRUCTURE> that may be stationed with <MILITARY_PERSONNEL> and is generally walled or heavily fenced with overwatch positions; fort.	458	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AH050]	[SOED, "fort", I.1]
STD 2005/06/07	FORTIFICATION	A <STRUCTURE> constructed for the military defence of a <SITE>; fortification.	459	PR	[S57A, Object: FORSTC]
STD 2005/06/07	FOUNTAIN	A <STRUCTURE> built for one or more jets of liquid <WATER> to spout and fall into; fountain [SOED, "fountain", 2.a].	460	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BH075]
STD 2005/06/07	FREEZING_DRIZZLE	<DRIZZLE> that falls in liquid form but freezes upon impact to form a coating of <ICE_GLAZE> on the <LAND> and on exposed <OBJECT>s; freezing drizzle.	461	IR	[GMET, "freezing drizzle"]
STD 2005/06/07	FREEZING_RAIN	<RAIN> that falls in liquid form but freezes upon impact to form a coating of <ICE_GLAZE> upon the <LAND> and on exposed <OBJECT>s; freezing rain.	462	IR	[GMET, "freezing rain"]
STD 2005/06/07	FRIGATE	A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> that is smaller than a <CRUISER> and is designed for escort operations; frigate.	463			[SOED, "frigate", 3b]
STD 2005/06/07	FROZEN_PRECIPITATION- _FIELD	A large <TRACT> that is permanently covered by <SNOW_GROUND_COVER> and/or <ICE>; frozen precipitation field. EXAMPLES <PERMANENT_SNOWFIELD>, <ICE_FIELD>.	464	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BJ100]
STD 2005/06/07	FUNGUS	A <LIVING_ORGANISM> of the kingdom Fungi, the members of which lack chlorophyll and grow on and obtain nutriment from organic matter; fungus [SOED, "fungus", 1.a]. EXAMPLES <MUSHROOM>, toadstool, mould, rust, yeast, fungus constituent of a <LICHEN>.	465
SUBM 2009/06/04	FUNNEL_CLOUD	<CLOUD> formed at the core of a waterspout or tornado vortex, sometimes extending right down to the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> of the <EARTH>, caused by the reduction of <<ATM_PRESSURE>> at the centre of the vortex; funnel cloud.		IR	[WMO306, Volume I.1, Part A, Code Table 4678, Column 7]	[AWS, Table 2-6]
STD 2005/06/07	FURNACE	<EQUIPMENT> consisting of a combustion chamber in which items such as minerals, metals, and ores may be subjected to continuous intense heat; furnace [SOED, "furnace", A].	466
STD 2005/06/07	FURNITURE	Movable, functional <OBJECT>s, whether useful or ornamental, usually found in a <BUILDING>; furniture [SOED, "furniture", 6].	467

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