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STD 2005/06/07 |
WADI |
The dry bed of an intermittent <RIVER>, often with steep sides or located at the bottom of a <TERRAIN_CHANNEL>; wadi. A wadi is also known as a wash or an arroyo. |
1340 |
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[APDS, "wadi", 1] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
WADI_NEXUS |
The representation of one or more <WADI>s; wadi nexus. |
1341 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WALL |
A solid man-made <BARRIER> of generally heavy <MATERIAL> used as an enclosure, <BOUNDARY>, or for protection; wall. |
1342 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AL260] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WALL_LOOPHOLE |
A small <APERTURE> in a <WALL> in a defended <STRUCTURE> created for military purposes, typically about 20 centimetres in diameter; wall loophole. |
1343 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
WALL_STUD |
A slender, upright <STRUCTURAL_MEMBER> of wood or metal that is part of a series of such members forming the structural frame of a <WALL>; wall stud. |
1472 |
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[VDARCH, "stud"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WAREHOUSE |
A <BUILDING> in which goods or merchandise are stored; warehouse [AHD, "warehouse", 1]. |
1344 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WARM_FRONT |
An <ATMOSPHERIC_FRONT> between warm and cold <AIR_MASS>s that moves so that the warmer <AIR> replaces the colder <AIR>; warm front. |
1345 |
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[WMO182, W0100, "warm front"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WASTE_PROCESSING_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> where waste is processed through chemical, physical, biological, or thermal procedures or a combination of those procedures; waste processing facility. |
1346 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AB030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATER |
A compound of hydrogen and oxygen, chemical formula H2O; water [SOED, "water", 1.a]. |
1347 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY |
A particular, designated body of <WATER> forming a physiographic <OBJECT>; waterbody [SOED, "waterbody"]. EXAMPLES <LAKE>, <OCEAN>, <SEA>, <RIVER>. |
1348 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_ACOUSTIC_PROPERTY- _SET |
A <WATERBODY_PROPERTY_SET> describing acoustic-related properties. |
1349 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_ACOUSTIC_SIGNATURE- _PROPERTY_SET |
An <ACOUSTIC_SIGNATURE_PROPERTY_SET> describing a signal source in a <WATERBODY>. |
1350 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_ACOUSTIC_TARGET- _STRENGTH_PROPERTY_SET |
A <WATERBODY_PROPERTY_SET> describing acoustic target strength properties (for example: the amount of signal excess added to the return energy of an active sonar emission based on the reflective characteristics of an <OBJECT>). |
1351 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_BANK |
The raised or sloping bank of <LAND> adjacent to a <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY>; waterbody bank. |
1352 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_BASIN |
A delimited, principal division of a <WATERBODY>; waterbody basin. EXAMPLE <OCEAN_BASIN>. |
1353 |
IR |
[SP35, "basin"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_BATHYMETRY- _PROPERTY_SET |
A <WATERBODY_PROPERTY_SET> describing the <<DEPTH_OF_WATERBODY_FLOOR>> with respect to a <SURFACE_DATUM>; waterbody bathymetry property set. |
1354 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_BIOLOGIC_SOUND- _SOURCE |
A sound source of a biological nature in a <WATERBODY>. EXAMPLES <FISH_SCHOOL>, <WHALE_POD>. |
1355 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_BOOM |
A floating <BARRIER> used to protect a <WATERBODY_REGION> or to create a sheltered <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION> for storage purposes; waterbody boom [DFDD, Feature Dictionary: BD123]. |
1356 |
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[FACC, Annex A: BD123] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_CURRENT |
A large <WATERBODY_REGION> containing a <WATER_CURRENT> that is relatively homogenous with respect to <<WATERBODY_TEMPERATURE>> or <<PRACTICAL_SALINITY>> and that differs from that of the adjacent <REGION>s; waterbody current. |
1357 |
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[S32, "current"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_EDDY |
An <EDDY> in a <WATERBODY>. |
1358 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BD040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_FLOOR |
The floor of a <WATERBODY>. |
1359 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_FLOOR_CANYON |
A deep, steep-sided <TERRAIN_CHANNEL> in a <WATERBODY_FLOOR> the bottom of which grades continuously downward; waterbody floor canyon. |
1360 |
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[S32, "canyon: submarine"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_FLOOR_PINNACLE |
A <WATERBODY_FLOOR_TOPOGRAPHIC_CONFIGURATION> of reduced depth at its centre; waterbody floor pinnacle. It is generally round in shape as viewed from above. |
1361 |
IR |
[S32, "pinnacle"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_FLOOR_PROVINCE |
A <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION> identifiable by shared physiographic characteristics that are markedly in contrast with those in the adjacent <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION>s; waterbody floor province. |
1362 |
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[SUFN, "province"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION |
A <REGION> of a <WATERBODY_FLOOR>. |
1363 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_FLOOR_RIDGE |
A <RIDGE> with steep sides and either irregular or smooth topography in a <WATERBODY_FLOOR>; waterbody floor ridge. A waterbody floor ridge in an <OCEAN> often separates <OCEAN_BASIN>s. |
1364 |
IR |
[S32, "oceanic ridge"] |
[S32, "ridge", a/b], [SP35, "ridge"], [SUFN, "RIDGE"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_FLOOR_SONAR- _RETURN |
A detectable active sonar return signal, from an <OBJECT> on a <WATERBODY_FLOOR>. |
1365 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BE029] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_FLOOR_TOPOGRAPHIC- _CONFIGURATION |
A significant configuration of the topography of a <WATERBODY_FLOOR>; waterbody floor topographic configuration. |
1366 |
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[FACC, Annex A: BF011] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_FLOOR_TRENCH |
A significant long, narrow, and characteristically very deep and asymmetrical <TERRAIN_CHANNEL> in a <WATERBODY_FLOOR>, with relatively steep sides; waterbody floor trench. |
1367 |
PR |
[S57A, Attribute: CATSEA:6] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_PARTITION |
A solid <MAN_MADE_OBJECT> subdividing a <WATERBODY>; waterbody partition [DFDD, Feature Dictionary: FC035]. EXAMPLES An artificial earthen <EMBANKMENT> subdividing a pond or rice paddy. |
1368 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: FC035] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_PROPERTY_SET |
A <PROPERTY_SET> describing a <LOCATION> or <REGION> of a <WATERBODY>. |
1369 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_REGION |
A <REGION> of a <WATERBODY>. |
1370 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_ROUTE |
A <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> on a <WATERBODY> established for the safe passage of <VESSEL>s; waterbody route. |
709 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: FC165] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_ROUTE_NEXUS |
A representation of one or more <WATERBODY_ROUTE>s; waterbody route nexus. |
710 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_SHELTER_BASIN |
A sheltered <WATERBODY> available for port operations and connecting with another <WATERBODY> (for example: an outer <MARINE_PORT> and/or a <SEA>) sometimes by means of a <HYDROGRAPHIC_LOCK> or passage; waterbody shelter basin. |
1371 |
PR |
[S32, "basin" (sheltered)] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_SHIPPING_PROPERTY- _SET |
A <WATERBODY_PROPERTY_SET> describing shipping-related properties. |
1372 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_SURFACE |
The <SURFACE> of a <WATERBODY>. |
1373 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION |
A <REGION> of a <WATERBODY_SURFACE>. |
1374 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_SURFACE_SLICK |
A <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION> that is variable in size and markedly different in appearance (for example: in colour and/or oiliness) from adjacent <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION>s; waterbody surface slick. |
1375 |
IR |
[SP35, "sea slick"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERBODY_TEMPERATURE- _PROPERTY_SET |
A <WATERBODY_PROPERTY_SET> describing properties related to <<TEMPERATURE>>. |
1376 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERCOURSE |
An artificial or natural channel for the conveyance of <WATER>; watercourse. |
1393 |
PR |
[S32, "watercourse"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERFALL |
A vertical or nearly vertical descent of a <WATERCOURSE>; waterfall. |
1394 |
IR |
[S57A, Object: WATFAL] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERING_HOLE |
A small natural <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION> in which <WATER> collects, especially a pool where <NON_HUMAN_ANIMAL>s come to drink; watering hole [AHD, "watering hole", 1]. |
1395 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BB250] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERING_PLACE |
A <REGION> where supplies of <WATER> can be replenished; watering place. EXAMPLES <SPRING>, <WELL> of <WATER>, <WATERING_HOLE>. |
1396 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH170] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATER_CHANNEL |
That part of a <WATERBODY>, sometimes dredged, that is deep enough for navigation through a <WATERBODY_REGION> that would otherwise not be navigable; water channel. It is usually marked by a single or double line of <MARINE_AID_TO_NAVIGATION>s. |
1377 |
PR |
[S32, "channel"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATER_CHANNEL_EDGE |
The <BOUNDARY> delimiting the edge of a <WATER_CHANNEL> plus associated <NAVIGATION_MARK_AFLOAT>s and/or <NAVIGATION_MARK_FIXED>s; water channel edge. |
1378 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BB007] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATER_CURRENT |
A <CURRENT> in a <WATERBODY>. |
1379 |
IR |
[S57A, Object: CURENT] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATER_CURRENT_PROPERTY- _SET |
A <PROPERTY_SET> describing the mean <<WATER_CURRENT_SPEED>> within a <REGION> of a <WATERBODY> as a function of time. |
1380 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BG040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATER_DATA_COLLECTION- _DEVICE |
A <DEVICE> used for the collection of hydrographic and oceanographic data; water data collection device. |
1381 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BK030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATER_DRIVEN_GRISTMILL |
A <STRUCTURE> equipped with water-driven <EQUIPMENT> for grinding grain into flour or meal; water driven gristmill. |
1382 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:22] |
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