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Status	Label ▴	Concept definition	Code	Ref type	Reference	Supplemental references
STD 2005/06/07	TABERNACLE	A <CHURCH> that has been specially designated by religious authority; tabernacle.	1209
STD 2014/02/14	TABLE	<FURNITURE> consisting of a raised flat top of solid <MATERIAL> (for example, wood or <ROCK>) and used to place material <OBJECT>s on; table [SOED, "table", 13].	1438
STD 2005/06/07	TAXIWAY	A defined path on an <AIRPORT> established for the taxiing of <AIRCRAFT> and intended to provide a link between one part of the <AIRPORT> and another; taxiway [IAN14, "taxiway"].	1210	PR	[FACC, Annex A: GB075]
STD 2005/06/07	TELECOM_SWITCHING_STATION	A <COMMUNICATION_STATION> housing a <SYSTEM> of switches that establishes connections between individual telecommunication <DEVICE>s; telecom switching station.	1211	IR	[FACC, Annex B, BFC:40]
STD 2005/06/07	TELEFERIC	A transportation <SYSTEM> consisting of <LOAD_CABLE>s strung between <PYLON>s on which carrier units (for example: cars or buckets intended to transport <PERSONNEL>, <MATERIAL>, and/or <EQUIPMENT>) are suspended; teleferic. A teleferic is also known as an aerial cableway or aerial tramway.	1212	IR	[S57A, Object: TELPHC]
STD 2014/02/14	TELEPHONE	A <DEVICE> for transmitting and receiving speech, sound, and/or electronic data in the form of a signal passed between instruments that are part of a communication <NETWORK>; telephone [SOED, "telephone", A.2].	1473
STD 2005/06/07	TELESCOPE	A <DEVICE> used for observing distant <OBJECT>s and/or phenomena; telescope.	1213	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AL141]
STD 2005/06/07	TEMPERATURE_INVERSION- _LAYER	A layer in an <ATMOSPHERE> where the <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> increases with <<HEIGHT_AGL>>; temperature inversion layer.	1214	PR	[WMO182, T0210, "temperature inversion"]
STD 2005/06/07	TEMPORARY_ENCAMPMENT	A <TRACT> containing a temporary, usually unsheltered, encampment [SOED, "encampment", 1]. EXAMPLE Bivouac.	1215
STD 2005/06/07	TENDER	A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> used to attend other <VESSEL>s, especially to supply goods and provisions, convey orders, and/or carry passengers to and from <SHORE>; tender [SOED, "tender", 2].	1216
STD 2005/06/07	TENNIS_COMPLEX	A <REGION> and/or <SITE> including one or more <TENNIS_COURT>s; tennis complex.	1217	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AK050]
STD 2005/06/07	TENNIS_COURT	A court used in playing the game of tennis [SOED, "tennis-court"].	1218	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AK050]
STD 2005/06/07	TENT	A portable <SHELTER> of canvas, cloth, or similar <MATERIAL> that is supported by one or more <POLE>s and stretched and secured by <LOAD_CABLE>s fastened to pegs driven into the <TERRAIN>; tent [SOED, "tent", 1.a].	1219
STD 2005/06/07	TENT_DWELLING	A <TENT> used as a <DWELLING>; tent dwelling.	1220
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN	The <SURFACE> of the solid portion of a <PLANET>, which may or may not be covered by <WATER>; terrain. Terrain is also known as ground.	1221	IR	[S57A, Object: LNDARE]	[S32, "ground"]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_CHANNEL	An elongated <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>, especially one that is relatively narrow, whose longer sides are <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>s of higher <<TERRAIN_ELEVATION>>; terrain channel. EXAMPLES <CANYON>, <GORGE>, dry riverbed.	1222
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_CRATER	A localized <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION> created by an explosion and/or the impact of a large or high-velocity projectile upon the <TERRAIN>; terrain crater.	1223			[SOED, "crater", 2]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_CUT	An <EXCAVATION> in the <TERRAIN> to provide passage for a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> (for example: a <ROAD>, a <RAILWAY>, and/or a <CANAL>); terrain cut.	1224	IR	[FACC, Annex A: DB070]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_DEPRESSION	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of relatively low <<TERRAIN_ELEVATION>> that is completely surrounded by another <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> of higher <<TERRAIN_ELEVATION>>; terrain depression.	1225	PR	[FACC, Annex A: DB080]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_ELEVATION_PROPERTY- _SET	A <PROPERTY_SET> describing <<TERRAIN_ELEVATION>>s.	1226
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_FILL	A <REGION> of fill that augments a <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>; terrain fill.	1227
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_OBSTACLE	A configuration of <TERRAIN> and/or associated <STRUCTURE>s that impedes the movement of <GROUND_VEHICLE>s and pedestrian traffic; terrain obstacle.	1228			[J1-02, "obstacle"]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_PIT	An <EXCAVATION> where gravel, <SAND>, and/or clay are removed for use elsewhere; terrain pit.	1229	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AA013]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_PLAIN	A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> that is comparatively flat; terrain plain.	1230			[SOED, "plain"1.a]
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_STRIP	A <TRACT> that is significantly longer in one dimension than the other; terrain strip [SOED, "strip", 2].	1231
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_SURFACE_OBJECT	An <OBJECT> located on the <TERRAIN>. EXAMPLE Man-made <STRUCTURE>; terrain surface object.	1232
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION	A <REGION> of <TERRAIN>; terrain surface region [SOED, "region", 1].	1233
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_TRANSPORTATION- _ABATIS	An <ABATIS> blocking movement on a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; terrain transportation abatis.	1234
STD 2005/06/07	TERRAIN_TRANSPORTATION- _GALLERY	A sunken or cut passage along a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> in <MOUNTAINOUS_REGION>s constructed to protect <GROUND_VEHICLE>s from the weather; terrain transportation gallery. A series of <APERTURE>s may be present on one side for light or ventilation.	1235	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AL075]
STD 2005/06/07	TEST_REFERENCE_TRACK	A surveyed reference track marking the <CENTRE_LINE> of a marine test range; test reference track. <VESSEL>s undergoing testing must maintain position along this track.	1236	PR	[FACC, Annex A: FC102]
STD 2005/06/07	TEST_SITE	A <REGION> and/or <SITE> for the testing of technical products and <EQUIPMENT>; test site.	1237	IR	[FACC, Annex A: FA100]
STD 2005/06/07	THEATRE	A <BUILDING>, <ROOM>, or outdoor <STRUCTURE> used for the presentation of plays, films, or other dramatic performances; theatre [AHD, "theater", 1].	1238
STD 2005/06/07	THEODOLITE_LINE	A <LINE> of known <DIRECTION> from a fixed <LOCATION> that may be used to determine accurate <LOCATION>s of a <VESSEL> on certain test ranges; theodolite line.	1239	PR	[FACC, Annex A: FC101]
STD 2005/06/07	THERMAL_MATERIAL_PROPERTY- _SET	A <PROPERTY_SET> describing the thermal properties of the <MATERIAL>s composing an <OBJECT>.	1240
STD 2005/06/07	THUNDERSTORM	A storm with thunder and <LIGHTNING> produced by electrically charged cumulonimbus <CLOUD>s and usually accompanied by heavy <RAIN> and/or <HAIL>; thunderstorm.	1241	PR	[WMO182, T0940, "thunderstorm"]
STD 2005/06/07	TIDAL_BASIN	A <WATERBODY_SHELTER_BASIN> affected by tidal forces in which <WATER> can be kept at a desired level by means of a <WATER_GATE>; tidal basin.	1242	PR	[S32, "basin: tidal"]
STD 2005/06/07	TIDAL_WATER	A <WATERBODY> where the level normally fluctuates with the <TIDE>; tidal water. Tidal water is also known as non-inland water.	1243	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BA040]
STD 2005/06/07	TIDE	The alternate rising and falling of a <WATERBODY_SURFACE> due to the gravitational attraction of the <MOON>, <SUN>, or other <CELESTIAL_BODY>s; tide [SOED, "tide", II.7].	1244
STD 2005/06/07	TIDEWAY	A natural <WATERCOURSE> in intertidal <REGION>s where <WATER> flows during the rise and fall of the <TIDE>; tideway.	1249	PR	[S32, "tideway"]
STD 2005/06/07	TIDE_DATA_POINT	A <LOCATION> for which tabulated tidal stream data are given; tide data point.	1245	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BG030]
STD 2005/06/07	TIDE_GAUGE	A <DEVICE> for measuring the height of <TIDE>; tide gauge. This may be a graduated staff in a sheltered <LOCATION> where visual observations can be made, or it may consist of an elaborate recording <DEVICE> making a continuous graphic record of the height of the <TIDE> against time. It is usually actuated by a float in a <PIPE> communicating with the sea through a small <APERTURE>, which filters out shorter <WATER_WAVE>s.	1246	PR	[S32, "gauge: tide"]
STD 2005/06/07	TIDE_LOCK	A <HYDROGRAPHIC_LOCK> situated between a <WATERBODY_SHELTER_BASIN> or <CANAL> and tidewater to maintain the <WATER> at a desired level as the <<TIDE_LEVEL>> changes; tide lock. A tide lock is also known as a guard lock.	1247	PR	[S32, "tide lock"]
STD 2005/06/07	TIDE_RIP_REGION	A <WATERBODY_REGION> where small <WATER_WAVE>s are formed on the <WATERBODY_SURFACE> by the meeting of opposing tidal <WATER_CURRENT>s or by a tidal <WATER_CURRENT> crossing an irregular <WATERBODY_FLOOR>; tide rip region.	1248	PR	[S57A, Attribute, CATWAT:4]
STD 2005/06/07	TIMBER_YARD	An open <TRACT> for the storage of wooden lumber and timbers; timber yard.	1250	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AM031]
STD 2005/06/07	TIME_ANALYSIS_BASE_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <OBJECT>s with EDCS Attributes that are analyzed at a common base time.	1251
STD 2005/06/07	TIME_FORECAST_TAU_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <OBJECT>s with EDCS Attributes that are forecasted at a time offset from a <TIME_ANALYSIS_BASE_SET> time; time forecast tau set.	1252
STD 2005/06/07	TOPMARK	A characteristic shape secured at the top of a <BUOY> or <BEACON> to aid in its identification; topmark.	1253	IR	[S32, "topmark"]
STD 2005/06/07	TOWED_ARTILLERY	Towed <FIELD_ARTILLERY>.	1254
STD 2005/06/07	TOWED_VEHICLE	A <VEHICLE> towed by another.	1255
STD 2005/06/07	TOWER	A relatively tall, narrow <STRUCTURE>, which is usually of square, circular, or rectangular cross-section, that may either stand alone or may form part of another <STRUCTURE>; tower.	1256	IR	[S57A, Object: TOWERS]
STD 2005/06/07	TOWN	A concentration of <DWELLING>s, <COMMERCIAL_BUILDING>s, <INDUSTRIAL_BUILDING>s, and other <STRUCTURE>s where <HUMAN>s have settled that is larger than a <SETTLEMENT> and usually smaller than a <CITY> and/or <BUILT_UP_REGION>; town.	1257			[SOED, "town", 4]
STD 2005/06/07	TOWN_HALL	The <MUNICIPAL_HALL> of a <TOWN>.	1258
STD 2005/06/07	TRACK_LINE	The path of marine travel as drawn on a <MAP> together with the <SOUNDING>s and related information collected along that path; track line.	1259	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BE040]
STD 2005/06/07	TRACK_SWATH	A <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION> of horizontal depth coverage recorded by sonar array <SYSTEM>s; track swath.	1260	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BE030]
STD 2005/06/07	TRACT	A <REGION> of <LAND>; tract.	1261
STD 2005/06/07	TRADING_POST	A <SITE> occupied for purposes of trade, especially in a remote and/or unsettled <REGION>; trading post [SOED, "trading post"].	1262
STD 2005/06/07	TRADITIONAL_SETTLEMENT	A concentration of simple <DWELLING>s, which are generally <HUT>s, that are not usually of substantial construction; traditional settlement.	1263	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AL135]
STD 2014/02/14	TRAFFIC_CONTROL_DEVICE	A <DISPLAY_SIGN>, <TRAFFIC_LIGHT>, <ROAD_MARKINGS>, or other <DEVICE> used to regulate, warn or guide traffic, placed on, over or adjacent to a <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> by authority of a public agency having jurisdiction; traffic control device.	1474	PR	[MUTCD, 1A13, "traffic control device"]
STD 2014/02/14	TRAFFIC_LIGHT	A <TRAFFIC_CONTROL_DEVICE> which uses one or more <LIGHT>s to control traffic flow by displaying right-of-way information to <VEHICLE>s and/or pedestrians.	1475
STD 2014/02/14	TRAFFIC_LIGHT_POLE	A <POLE> that supports one or more mounted <TRAFFIC_LIGHT>s.	1476
STD 2005/06/07	TRAIL	A path on <LAND> worn by the passage of <ANIMAL>s; trail.	1265	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AP050]
STD 2005/06/07	TRAIN	A number of <RAIL_WAGON>s coupled together, usually including the <LOCOMOTIVE_ENGINE> by which they are drawn; train [SOED, "train", 13].	1266
STD 2005/06/07	TRAINER_WINGED_AIRCRAFT	A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed or designated for flight training operations.	1267
STD 2005/06/07	TRAINING_BUILDING	A <BUILDING> used exclusively for training of military, police, fire, and/or rescue <PERSONNEL>; training building.	1268
STD 2005/06/07	TRAINING_FACILITY	A <FACILITY> including one or more <TRAINING_BUILDING>s; training facility.	1269	IR	[FACC, Annex A: FA165]
STD 2005/06/07	TRANSMISSION_STATION	A station that is equipped for radio and/or television transmission.	1270
STD 2005/06/07	TRANSPORTATION_BLOCK	A massive assemblage of <MATERIAL>, usually in the form of concrete blocks and/or cylinders, positioned alongside (a <ROLLING_BLOCK>) or above (a <DROP_GATE>) a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>, ready to be activated as a potential <BARRIER> to an advancing enemy ground force; transportation block.	1273	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AQ068]
STD 2005/06/07	TRANSPORTATION_BUILDING	A <BUILDING> intended to facilitate the transportation of <HUMAN>s and/or <MATERIAL>s.	1274
STD 2005/06/07	TRANSPORTATION_FACILITY	A <FACILITY> including one or more <TRANSPORTATION_BUILDING>s.	1275
STD 2005/06/07	TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE	A <ROUTE> used for transportation.	1276
STD 2005/06/07	TRANSPORTATION_STATION	A station that serves as a stopping place along a <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; transportation station.	1277	PR	[FACC, Annex A: AQ125]
STD 2005/06/07	TRANSPORT_HELICOPTER	A <HELICOPTER> designed and/or designated to transport <CARGO>, <PERSONNEL>, or other <MATERIAL>s.	1271
STD 2005/06/07	TRANSPORT_WINGED_AIRCRAFT	A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed and/or designated to transport <CARGO>, <PERSONNEL>, or other <MATERIAL>s.	1272			[J1-02, "transport aircraft"]
STD 2005/06/07	TRAPDOOR	A <DOOR> or hatch that is flush with a <SURFACE> and located in a <FLOOR>, on a <ROOF>, or in a <ROOM_CEILING>; trapdoor [SOED, "trapdoor", 1].	1278
STD 2005/06/07	TREE	A woody-perennial <PLANT> that has a self-supporting main stem or trunk and a definite crown; tree. A tree-like <PLANT> may also be known as a tree.	1279	PR	[S57A, Object: TREPNT]
STD 2005/06/07	TREED_TRACT	A <TRACT> covered by a <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <TREE>s; treed tract. EXAMPLES Copse, thicket, stand of <TREE>s.	1282	IR	[FACC, Annex A: EC030]
STD 2005/06/07	TREE_BLOWDOWN	A <TRACT> on which <TREE>s have been blown down or otherwise levelled; tree blowdown.	1280
STD 2005/06/07	TREE_LINE	A relatively linear arrangement of <TREE>s; tree line [SOED, "tree line", b].	1281
STD 2005/06/07	TRENCH	A long and narrow <EXCAVATION> in the <TERRAIN>; trench [SOED, "trench", 2.a]. A trench is also known as a ditch.	1283	IR	[FACC, Annex A: AH020]
STD 2005/06/07	TROPICAL_CYCLONE	A non-frontal, synoptic-scale <CYCLONE> originating over a tropical or sub-tropical <WATERBODY> with organized convection and definite cyclonic surface <WIND> circulation; tropical cyclone.	1284	PR	[WMO182, T1510, "tropical cyclone"]
SUBM 2009/06/04	TROPICAL_CYCLONE_CENTRE	The vertical axis of a <TROPICAL_CYCLONE>, usually defined by the <LOCATION> of minimum <<WIND_SPEED>> or minimum <<ATM_PRESSURE>>; tropical cyclone centre. In advisory products, the tropical cyclone centre refers to the centre <LOCATION> at the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> of the <EARTH>.		IR	[NHCG, "center"]
STD 2005/06/07	TROPOPAUSE F	The <BOUNDARY> between the <TROPOSPHERE> and the <STRATOSPHERE> where an abrupt change in the <<TEMPERATURE_LAPSE_RATE>> usually occurs; tropopause.	1285	PR	[WMO182, T1600, "tropopause"]
STD 2005/06/07	TROPOSPHERE F	The <ATMOSPHERE_REGION> of the <EARTH>, extending from the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> to the <TROPOPAUSE>; troposphere.	1286	PR	[WMO182, T1640, "troposphere"]
STD 2005/06/07	TRUCK	A large, strong <MOTOR_VEHICLE> for carrying <CARGO>, <HUMAN>s, and/or other <MATERIAL>s; truck [SOED, "truck", 3.b].	1287
STD 2005/06/07	TSS_SYSTEM	A deep-water <WATERBODY_ROUTE>, together with the related <NAVIGATION_MARK_AFLOAT>s and/or <NAVIGATION_MARK_FIXED>s that are placed to delimit specific <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>s for separating traffic within the <WATERBODY_ROUTE>; traffic separation scheme system.	1288	IR	[FACC, Annex A: FC040]
STD 2005/06/07	TSUNAMI	A long-period <WATER_WAVE> produced by a submarine earthquake and/or volcanic eruption; tsunami.	1289	IR	[SP35, "tsunami"]
STD 2005/06/07	TUNA_NETTING_REGION	A <WATERBODY_REGION> where nets used for catching tuna have been deployed.	1290	IR	[FACC, Annex A: BB111]
STD 2005/06/07	TUNDRA	A prairie-like arctic and sub-arctic climatic <TRACT> that sustains a growth of low <VEGETATION>; tundra.	1291	PR	[FACC, Annex A: BJ110]
STD 2005/06/07	TUNNEL	A passage under the <TERRAIN> that is open at both ends and usually contains a <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; tunnel.	1292	IR	[S57A, Object: TUNNEL]
STD 2005/06/07	TUNNEL_SHELTER	A <TUNNEL> for the purpose of sheltering <MATERIAL>s, <EQUIPMENT>, and/or <HUMAN>s; tunnel shelter.	1293
STD 2005/06/07	TURBID_REGION	A <WATERBODY_REGION> with increased <<WATER_DIFFUSE_TURBIDITY>>; turbid region.	1294	IR	[SP35, "turbidity"]
STD 2005/06/07	TURNING_BASIN	An enlargement of a <WATER_CHANNEL> used for turning <VESSEL>s; turning basin. A turning basin is also known as a manoeuvering basin.	1295	PR	[S32, "turning basin"]
STD 2005/06/07	TYPHOON	A <TROPICAL_CYCLONE> with maximum sustained <<WIND_SPEED>>s of 33 metres per second or greater near the centre and that is located in the western North Pacific; typhoon.	1296	PR	[WMO182, T1990, "typhoon"]

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