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Status	Label ▴	Concept definition	Code	Ref type	Reference	Supplemental references
STD 2005/06/07	PACK_ICE	A <REGION> of <ICE> on a <WATERBODY> formed by the drifting and crushing together of ice floes, where the term is used in a wide sense to include any <REGION> of sea ice other than fast ice; pack ice. The movement of individual floes is restricted as the pack moves as a single unit.	842	IR	[S32, "pack ice"]	[FACC, Annex A: BJ070]
STD 2005/06/07	PAGODA	A <HINDU_TEMPLE>, <BUDDHIST_TEMPLE>, and/or sacred <BUILDING>, usually in the form of a many-tiered <TOWER> with <FLOOR_LEVEL>s of diminishing size, each with an ornamented projecting <ROOF>; pagoda [SOED, "pagoda", 1].	843
STD 2005/06/07	PALACE	A <BUILDING> serving, or that has previously served, as the official residence of a royal personage or high dignitary in a religious establishment or government; palace.	844			[SOED, "palace", 1]
STD 2005/06/07	PALACE_COMPLEX	A <PALACE> and one or more associated <BUILDING>s; palace complex.	845	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:11]
STD 2005/06/07	PAPER_MILL	A <FACILITY> for processing natural fibres (for example: wood) into flexible sheets or rolls of paper by deposit from an aqueous suspension; paper-mill.	846			[SOED, "paper-mill"]
STD 2005/06/07	PARAPET	An <EMBANKMENT>, especially one on top of a <WALL> or <RAMPART> or in front of a <MILITARY_TRENCH>, that is built to provide protection from an enemy's observation and fire, to protect <EQUIPMENT>, to stabilize an adjacent <STRUCTURE>, or to serve as a <TERRAIN_OBSTACLE>; parapet [SOED, "parapet", 1].	847
STD 2005/06/07	PARCEL	An administrative subdivision of a <TRACT>; parcel.	848	IR	[FACC, Annex A: IA040]
STD 2005/06/07	PARK	A <PLANETARY_SURFACE_REGION> used for recreational or ornamental purposes; park.	849	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AK120]
STD 2005/06/07	PARKING_GARAGE	A <BUILDING> or indoor space used to park or keep <MOTOR_VEHICLE>s; parking garage.	850	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:21]
STD 2014/02/14	PARKING_LANE	A <ROUTE_LANE_LAND> at the <BOUNDARY> of a <ROAD> that is intended to serve as a parking <LOCATION> for <MOTOR_VEHICLE>s; parking lane.	1459
STD 2014/02/14	PARKING_METER	A <METER>, usually coin-operated, receiving fees and registering the <<TIME_QUANTITY>> for which a <GROUND_VEHICLE> is allowed to park; parking meter.	1460	IR	[SOED, "parking meter"]
STD 2005/06/07	PARTICLE	A minute portion of <MATERIAL>; particle [SOED, "particle", 2].	851
STD 2005/06/07	PARTICLE_ACCELERATOR	A <DEVICE> for imparting high velocities to charged <PARTICLE>s; particle accelerator.	852	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AL140]
STD 2005/06/07	PATROL_CRAFT	A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> under 100 tonnes in displacement and equipped for patrol duties on relatively sheltered <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION>s (for example: <HARBOUR>s and/or <RIVER>s); patrol craft.	853
STD 2005/06/07	PENSTOCK	A <PIPELINE> or channel generally used by hydroelectric <POWER_PLANT>s or water mills to transport <WATER> by gravity or under pressure; penstock.	854	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BH110]
STD 2005/06/07	PERMAFROST	A layer of <SOIL> or <BEDROCK> at a variable <<DEPTH_BELOW_SURFACE_LEVEL>> beneath the <SURFACE> of the <LAND> in which the <<TEMPERATURE>> has been below freezing continuously from a few to thousands of years; permafrost.	855	IR	[SP35, "permafrost"]
STD 2005/06/07	PERMANENT_SNOWFIELD	A permanent <SNOWFIELD>.	856	IR	[GMET, "snowfield", 2]
STD 2005/06/07	PERSONNEL	The <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <HUMAN>s employed by an organization or engaged in a service; personnel [SOED, "personnel", 1.a].	857
STD 2005/06/07	PETROLEUM	A dark viscous liquid consisting chiefly of hydrocarbons that is sometimes present in <ROCK> and is refined for use (for example: as a fuel and/or as a source material for manufacturing); petroleum [SOED, "petroleum", 1.a].	858
STD 2005/06/07	PETROLEUM_BUILDING	A <BUILDING> involved in the production or distribution of <PETROLEUM>.	859	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:102]
STD 2005/06/07	PETROLEUM_FACILITY	A <FACILITY> involved in the production or distribution of <PETROLEUM>, oil, and/or natural gas products [DFDD, Feature Dictionary: AC040].	860	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AC040]
STD 2005/06/07	PETROLEUM_FIELD	A <TRACT> where <PETROLEUM> is pumped or otherwise removed from the ground; petroleum field.	861	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AA052]
STD 2005/06/07	PETROLEUM_REFINERY	An <INDUSTRIAL_WORKS> for refining and purifying <PETROLEUM>; petroleum refinery.	862	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AC040]
STD 2005/06/07	PETROLEUM_TANK_FARM	A <FACILITY> devoted to the storage of <PETROLEUM> through the use of a collection of, generally above ground, <STORAGE_TANK>s; petroleum tank farm [SOED, "tank farm"].	863
STD 2005/06/07	PHOSPHORESCENT_REGION	A phosphorescent <WATERBODY_REGION>.	864	IR	[SP35, "phosphoresence"]
STD 2005/06/07	PICNIC_TRACT	A <TRACT> that has picnic tables for public use.	865	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AK061]
STD 2005/06/07	PIER	A long, narrow <STRUCTURE> extending into a <WATERBODY> to afford a berthing place for <VESSEL>s or to serve as a promenade; pier.	866	PR	[S32, "pier"]
STD 2005/06/07	PINGO	A conical or dome-shaped <HILL>, oval in plan, having a large central core of <ICE> and developed in a <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of <PERMAFROST>; pingo [S32, "pingo"] and [DESCI, "pingo"]. Pingos are formed from the encroachment of <PERMAFROST> and the resulting hydrostatic pressure. Some pingos have breached crests in which <ICE> may be exposed.	867	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BD121]
STD 2005/06/07	PIPE	A hollow cylinder or tube of metal, plastic, or other <MATERIAL> that is used for the conveyance of slurries, liquids, or gases; pipe [SOED, "pipe", n1.3.a].	868	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AQ113]
STD 2005/06/07	PIPELINE	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> or connected <SET> of <PIPE>s for conveying liquids, slurries, or gases, often underground; pipeline.	869	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AQ113]
STD 2005/06/07	PIPELINE_TERMINUS	The apparent end of a <PIPELINE> located above the <TERRAIN> where it enters the <TERRAIN>; pipeline terminus. This apparent end often occurs at a pumping or industrial <FACILITY> or where the <PIPELINE> crosses under a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>.	870
STD 2005/06/07	PIPING_COMPLEX	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <PIPE>s and associated <PUMP>s used to transfer slurries, liquids, or gases from one <LOCATION> to another; piping complex.	871
STD 2005/06/07	PLANET	A <CELESTIAL_BODY> that (a) is in orbit around a <STAR>, (b) has sufficient <<MASS>> for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit; planet.	872	IR	[IAUB5]
STD 2005/06/07	PLANETARY_MAGNETIC_POLE	Either of the two <LOCATION>s on a <PLANETARY_SURFACE> where, given the presence of a planetary <MAGNETIC_FIELD>, the magnetic dip is 90 arc degrees (locally vertical); planetary magnetic pole.	873	IR	[FACC, Annex A: ZC051]
STD 2005/06/07	PLANETARY_POLE	Either of the two <LOCATION>s where the axis of rotation of a <PLANET> intersects the <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; planetary pole.	874	PR	[S32, "pole"]
STD 2005/06/07	PLANETARY_SURFACE	The <SURFACE> of a <PLANET>, specifically the <SURFACE> of the <LAND> and/or <WATERBODY>s.	875
STD 2014/02/14	PLANETARY_SURFACE_REGION	A <REGION> of a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>.	1486
STD 2005/06/07	PLANKTON	Zooplankton or phytoplankton that is passively floating or drifting in a <WATERBODY>; plankton [MWCD, "plankton"].	876
STD 2005/06/07	PLANKTON_BLOOM	An enormous concentration of <PLANKTON> in a <WATERBODY>, caused either by an explosive or a gradual multiplication and usually producing an obvious change in the physical appearance of the <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION>, such as discolouration; plankton bloom.	877	IR	[SP35, "plankton bloom"]
STD 2005/06/07	PLANT	A <LIVING_ORGANISM> of the kingdom Plantae, the members of which typically are fixed to a substrate, able to subsist wholly on inorganic substances, and move chiefly by growth; plant [SOED, "plant", 2].	878
STD 2005/06/07	PLANTATION	An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale, especially in tropical <REGION>s; plantation [SOED, "plantation", 5].	880
STD 2014/02/14	PLANTER	A <CONTAINER> for growing or displaying <PLANT>s; planter [SOED, "planter", 6b].	1435
STD 2005/06/07	PLANT_NURSERY	A <FACILITY> where <PLANT>s are grown for transplanting, seed, or grafting; plant nursery.	879	PR	[FACC, Annex A: EA030]
STD 2005/06/07	PLATEAU	A relatively flat <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> that falls off gradually on at least one side; plateau.	881	IR	[SP35, "plateau"]
STD 2005/06/07	PLUME	An identifiable stream of <AIR> with an <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> or composition different from that of its environment; plume. EXAMPLE <SMOKE> from a <CHIMNEY>.	882	PR	[WMO182, P0820, "plume"]
STD 2005/06/07	PLUTO	The <DWARF_PLANET> of the <SUN> whose orbit is primarily outside that of <NEPTUNE>; Pluto.	883	IR	[IAUB6]
STD 2005/06/07	POD	A <SET> of two or more seals or <WHALE>s closely clustered together; pod.	884	IR	[SP35, "pod"]
STD 2005/06/07	POINT_ABEAM	The <LOCATION> on a <LINE> that is nearest to and abeam of another <LOCATION> that is not on the <LINE>; point abeam. EXAMPLE A <LOCATION> on the centre-line of a <RUNWAY> is abeam a glide slope <AERIAL> when the distance from the centre-line of the <RUNWAY> to the glide slope <AERIAL> is at a minimum.	885	PR	[FACC, Annex A: GB058]
STD 2005/06/07	POLAR_CAP	A <REGION> of <ICE> or other frozen <MATERIAL> surrounding a <PLANETARY_POLE>; polar cap [SOED, "polar cap"].	886
STD 2005/06/07	POLAR_ICE	<ICE> that is a permanent feature of <PLANETARY_POLE>s; polar ice.	887	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BJ080]
STD 2005/06/07	POLE	A long, slender, more or less cylindrical piece of <MATERIAL> (for example: wood or metal) used as a support (for example: to hold up a <TENT>, for <VEGETATION> to climb on, for supporting an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE>, and/or for holding up scaffolding); pole [SOED, "pole", 1.a].	888
STD 2005/06/07	POLICE_STATION	A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> that serves as the headquarters of a unit of a police force and that is where those under arrest are first charged; police station.	889			[SOED, "police station"]
STD 2005/06/07	POLYGONAL_FACE	A polygon used to model some aspect of an <OBJECT>; polygonal face.	890			[SOED, "face", II.10]
STD 2005/06/07	POLYNYA	A large <REGION> of <OPEN_WATER> that is surrounded by floating <ICE>; polynya [SOED, "polynya"].	891
STD 2005/06/07	PONTOON	A broad, flat-bottomed <STRUCTURE> that is rectangular in shape, resembles a barge, and is designed to float on a <WATERBODY_SURFACE>; pontoon.	892	IR	[S57A, Object: PONTON]
STD 2005/06/07	PORPOISE	A small to moderate sized member of the order Cetacea, suborder Odontoceti, family Phocaenidae; porpoise.	893	IR	[SP35, "porpoise"]
STD 2005/06/07	POST_OFFICE	A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> where postal business (for example: where mail is handled and/or where stamps and other postal materials are sold) may be carried on; post office.	894			[SOED, "post office", 1 and 2]
STD 2005/06/07	POTENTIAL_LANDSLIDE- _REGION	A <TRACT> with a high potential of slipping down from an elevated <LOCATION> (for example: a <CLIFF> and/or the side of a <MOUNTAIN>); potential landslide region.	895	PR	[FACC, Annex A: DB210]
STD 2014/02/14	POTENTIAL_TEMPERATURE- _INVERSION_LAYER	A layer in an <ATMOSPHERE> where the <<POTENTIAL_AIR_TEMPERATURE>> increases with <<HEIGHT_AGL>>; potential temperature inversion layer.	1439	IR	[PLKEMMM]
STD 2005/06/07	POWER_GENERATION_BUILDING	A <BUILDING> and associated <EQUIPMENT> used for the generation of electric power; power generation building.	896	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AD010]
STD 2005/06/07	POWER_PLANT	A <FACILITY> including one or more <POWER_GENERATION_BUILDING>s; power plant.	897	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AD010]
STD 2005/06/07	POWER_SUBSTATION	A <FACILITY>, along a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE>, in which electric current is transformed and/or distributed; power substation. A power substation is also known as a transformer yard.	898	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AD030]
STD 2005/06/07	POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE	A <SYSTEM> of <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE>s and associated <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE_PYLON>s that transmit electrical power; power transmission line.	899	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AT030]
STD 2005/06/07	POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE- _PYLON	A <PYLON> or <POLE> used to support a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE>.	900	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AT040]
STD 2005/06/07	POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE- _TERMINUS	The terminus of a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE> at a <POWER_PLANT>, <POWER_SUBSTATION>, transformer, or receiving <FACILITY>.	901
STD 2005/06/07	PRECIPITATION	Aqueous <PARTICLE>s in liquid phase or solid phase that originate in the <ATMOSPHERE> and fall to the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> of the <EARTH>; precipitation.	902	IR	[GMET, "precipitation"]
STD 2005/06/07	PRECIPITATION_REGION	A <REGION> where <PRECIPITATION> is occurring.	903
STD 2005/06/07	PRECOLLEGIATE_CAMPUS	A <FACILITY> used for precollegiate instruction (generally of children); precollegiate campus.	904	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:15]
STD 2005/06/07	PREPARED_DEFENSIVE_POSITION- _SITE	A <SITE> containing one or more prepared <DEFENSIVE_POSITION>s.	905
STD 2005/06/07	PREPARED_DEFENSIVE_TRACT	A <TRACT> containing military <STRUCTURE>s resistant to <MUNITION>s (for example: a bastion, a <RAMPART>, a <FORTIFICATION>, a <DEFENSIVE_POSITION>, an <INFANTRY_TRENCH>, and/or a <BUNKER>); prepared defensive tract.	906
STD 2005/06/07	PREPARED_WATERCOURSE- _CROSSING	A <LOCATION> on a <WATERCOURSE> that has <RAMP>s, <STRUCTURAL_PILE>s, and/or <PIER>s constructed on one or both <SHORE>s to allow for suitable future crossing operations using floating <BRIDGE>s or rafting <EQUIPMENT>; prepared watercourse crossing.	907	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AQ111]
STD 2005/06/07	PRESSURE_ICE	<ICE> located in a <SEA>, <RIVER>, or <LAKE> that has been deformed or altered by the lateral stresses of any combination of <WIND>, <TIDE>s, <WATER_WAVE>s, and <SURF>; pressure ice.	908	IR	[SP35, "pressure ice"]
STD 2005/06/07	PREVAILING_CURRENT	A <WATERBODY_CURRENT> most frequently observed during a given observation period, usually a month, season, or year; prevailing current.	909	IR	[SP35, "prevailing current"]
STD 2005/06/07	PRISON	A <DETENTION_FACILITY> where long (usually more than one year) sentences for criminal misconduct can be served; prison.	910			[SOED, "prison", A.1]
STD 2005/06/07	PROCESSING_BUILDING	A <BUILDING> that is used for the changing or refining of a particular <MATERIAL>; processing building. A processing building is also known as a treatment building.	911	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:89]
STD 2005/06/07	PROCESSING_FACILITY	A <FACILITY> including one or more <PROCESSING_BUILDING>s; processing facility.	912	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AC000]
STD 2005/06/07	PROHIBITED_REGION	A <REGION>, usually on a <MILITARY_INSTALLATION>, where entrance or presence of unauthorized <PERSONNEL> is prohibited, typically due to the presence of unexploded <MUNITION>s, <EXPLOSIVE_MINE>s, or sensitive environmental habitats; prohibited region.	913
STD 2005/06/07	PROMONTORY	A high point of <LAND> extending into a <WATERBODY>; promontory.	914	IR	[SP35, "promontory"]
STD 2005/06/07	PROPERTY_SET	A <SET> of EDCS Attributes and/or functional relationships between EDCS Attributes that are applicable to an <OBJECT>, <LOCATION>, and/or <REGION>; property set.	915
STD 2005/06/07	PROTECTION_SHED	A <SHELTER> built to protect a section of <ROAD> or <RAILWAY> from slides of <SNOW_GROUND_COVER> and/or <ROCK>; protection shed.	916	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AL210]
STD 2005/06/07	PROTIST	A <LIVING_ORGANISM> of the kingdom Protista, the members of which are simple organisms that are between, or distinct from, <ANIMAL>s and <PLANT>s, especially a unicellular eukaryote; protist [SOED, "protist"]. EXAMPLES Protozoan, single-celled <ALGA>.	917
STD 2005/06/07	PTERIDOPHYTE	A <PLANT> of the group Pteridophyta; pteridophyte [SOED, "pteridophyte"]. EXAMPLES <FERN>, horsetail, clubmoss.	918
STD 2005/06/07	PUBLIC_INN	A <RESTAURANT> where lodging may be available; public inn.	919			[SOED, "inn", 3]
STD 2005/06/07	PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION	A station that houses public services and from which operations are directed or services provided.	920
STD 2005/06/07	PUBLIC_SQUARE	An open <TRACT> used for public meetings in a <CITY> or <TOWN>; public square.	921	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AL170]	[SOED, "square", n.5.b]
STD 2014/02/14	PUBLIC_TELEPHONE	A <TELEPHONE> that accesses the public land line <NETWORK> and is at a fixed <LOCATION> for use by the general public.	1463
STD 2005/06/07	PUFF	A small, identifiable quantity of <AIR> with a composition different from that of its environment emitted in one light, abrupt blast; puff. EXAMPLE The initial <NON_AQUEOUS_CLOUD> of <SMOKE> from an explosion.	922
STD 2005/06/07	PULPIT	A raised <STRUCTURE> consisting of an enclosed platform from which the preacher in a <CHURCH> or <CHAPEL> delivers the sermon; pulpit [SOED, "pulpit", 2.a].	923
STD 2014/02/14	PUMP	A mechanical <DEVICE> used to move fluid by lifting, suction, or pressure; pump.	1464			[SOED, "pump", noun, 1]
STD 2005/06/07	PUMPING_STATION	A <FACILITY> to move slurries, liquids, or gases by means of pressure or suction; pumping station.	926	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AQ116]
STD 2005/06/07	PUMP_OUT_FACILITY	A <FACILITY> with <EQUIPMENT> to pump out waste liquids from <VEHICLE>s; pump out facility.	924	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BB200]
STD 2005/06/07	PUMP_ROOM	A <BUILDING> or <ROOM> housing <PUMP>s for raising, compressing, or transferring fluids; pump room. In the US, a pump room is also known as a pump house.	925	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AQ116]	[SOED, "pump room"]
STD 2005/06/07	PYLON	A tall <STRUCTURE> erected as a support; pylon [SOED, "pylon", 4.a].	927

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