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Status	Label	Concept definition	Code	Supplemental references
STD 2005/06/07	SAFARI_PARK	An <ANIMAL_PARK> in which wild <NON_HUMAN_ANIMAL>s are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the <PARK> in <MOTOR_VEHICLE>s; safari park.	1052
STD 2005/06/07	SAILING_VESSEL	A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> that is primarily moved by the force created by the effect of the <WIND> on attached sails; sailing vessel. A sailing vessel is also known as a sailing ship.	1054	[SOED, "sailing vessel"]
STD 2005/06/07	SANATORIUM	A <FACILITY> that houses an institution for the treatment of chronic diseases or for medically supervised recuperation; sanatorium.	1057	[SOED, "sanatorium", 1]
STD 2005/06/07	SAND	A <MATERIAL> consisting of fine <PARTICLE>s of <ROCK> (mainly siliceous); sand [SOED, "sand", 1.a].	1058
STD 2005/06/07	SAND_BAR	A <RIDGE>, or succession of <RIDGE>s, of <SAND>, extending across the mouth of a <RIVER> or <HARBOUR>; sand bar [S32, "bar", 1]. A sand bar is formed by the action of <TIDE>s and <WATER_CURRENT>s, and may obstruct navigation.	1059	[APDS, "sand-bar"], [DESCI, "bar", 2.a], [SOED, "sand bar"]
STD 2005/06/07	SATELLITE	A <CELESTIAL_BODY> that revolves around a larger <CELESTIAL_BODY>, usually a <PLANET> or <DWARF_PLANET>; satellite [SOED, "satellite", A.2.a].	1063
STD 2005/06/07	SAWMILL	A <BUILDING> where <LOG>s are processed into lumber; sawmill.	1066	[SOED, "sawmill"]
STD 2005/06/07	SCHOOL_BUILDING	A <BUILDING> used for instruction; school building.	1068	[SOED, "school", n1.I.1e]
STD 2005/06/07	SCIENCE_FACILITY	A <FACILITY> including one or more <SCIENCE_BUILDING>s; science facility.	1070
STD 2005/06/07	SCRAPYARD	A <TRACT> used to collect scrap metal for reprocessing; scrapyard.	1071	[SOED, "scrapyard"]
STD 2005/06/07	SEAL_POD	A <POD> of seals.	1074
STD 2005/06/07	SEAPLANE	An <AIRCRAFT> capable of taking off and landing on a <WATERBODY_SURFACE>; seaplane [SOED, "seaplane"].	1076
STD 2005/06/07	SEDIMENT	Unconsolidated <MATERIAL> composed of <PARTICLE>s deposited from either a suspension in <AIR>, <ICE>, or <WATER> or from solution in <WATER>; sediment [SOED, "sediment", 3].	1081
STD 2005/06/07	SELF_PROPELLED_ARTILLERY	Self-propelled <FIELD_ARTILLERY>.	1082
STD 2005/06/07	SEMINARY	A <FACILITY> used as a school, especially a theological school, for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis; seminary [AHD, "seminary", 1.a].	1083
STD 2014/02/14	SENSOR	A <DEVICE> that detects or measures some condition or property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to the information received; sensor [SOED, "sensor"].	1443
STD 2005/06/07	SET	A possibly empty collection of distinct <OBJECT>s; set.	1085
STD 2005/06/07	SEWER	An artificial channel or conduit, usually covered and under the <TERRAIN>, for carrying off and discharging waste, storm <WATER>, and/or refuse from <BUILDING>s and <BUILT_UP_REGION>s; sewer [SOED, "sewer", 2.a].	1088
STD 2014/02/14	SEWER_LINE	A <PIPELINE> for conveying sewage; sewer line.	1467
STD 2005/06/07	SHADOW	A <REGION> of partial darkness produced by a material <OBJECT> intercepting rays of light (for example: the direct rays of the <SUN>); shadow.	1089	[SOED, "shadow", A.I.1]
STD 2005/06/07	SHANTY_TOWN	A <TOWN>, or a section of a <TOWN>, consisting chiefly of shacks; shanty town.	1090	[SOED, "shanty town"]
STD 2005/06/07	SHELTER	A <STRUCTURE> for protecting <EQUIPMENT> or <HUMAN>s; shelter.	1096
STD 2005/06/07	SHOPPING_CENTRE	A group of <RETAIL_FACILITY>s, often including <RESTAURANT>s and other businesses, having a common <VEHICLE_LOT>; shopping centre [AHD, "shopping center"].	1099
STD 2005/06/07	SHORELINE	The <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY> between the <SHORE> or <BEACH> and a defined mean water level; shoreline. EXAMPLE The high water shoreline would be the <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY> with mean high water.	1103
STD 2005/06/07	SHOVEL	An <EXCAVATING_MACHINE> that moves <MATERIAL>s by a scooping action; shovel.	1107
STD 2005/06/07	SHRIMP_BED	A naturally occurring, significant grouping of shrimp that persists over a significant period; shrimp bed.	1108
STD 2005/06/07	SHRINE	A <WORSHIP_PLACE> or place for devotion; shrine [SOED, "shrine", 6].	1109
STD 2005/06/07	SHRUB	A low growing, multi-stemmed woody <PLANT>; shrub [AHD, "shrub"].	1110
STD 2005/06/07	SIDEWALK	A paved pedestrian walkway, usually made of concrete, typically located adjacent and parallel to a <ROAD>; sidewalk.	1111	[SOED, "sidewalk", 2]
STD 2005/06/07	SITE	The <LOCATION> of an actual or planned <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <STRUCTURE>s; site [AHD, "site", 1].	1113
STD 2005/06/07	SKYLIGHT	A small <APERTURE> filled in with a transparent or translucent <MATERIAL> (for example: glass) that admits daylight through a <ROOF> and/or <ROOM_CEILING>; skylight.	1116	[SOED, "skylight", A.2]
STD 2005/06/07	SLUDGE_GATE	A <DEVICE> used to regulate the flow of sludge from a <SETTLING_POND>; sludge gate.	1119
STD 2014/02/14	SMALL_SOLAR_SYSTEM_BODY	A <SMALL_STAR_SYSTEM_BODY> that is a member of the <SOLAR_SYSTEM>.	1482
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
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
STD 2005/06/07	SNOW_REGION	A <REGION> in which <SNOW_PRECIPITATION> is falling.	1130
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
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
STD 2005/06/07	SOLAR_SYSTEM	The <STAR_SYSTEM> containing the <SUN>; solar system.	1136
STD 2005/06/07	SOLAR_SYSTEM_ASTEROID	A <STAR_SYSTEM_ASTEROID> in the <SOLAR_SYSTEM>, with an orbit lying chiefly between <MARS> and <JUPITER>.	95	[SOED, "asteroid", A.1]
STD 2005/06/07	SOLID_MESH	A <MESH> with a related <MESH_SOLID_SET>; solid mesh.	1137
STD 2005/06/07	SOLID_PRECIPITATION	<PRECIPITATION> of <ICE>; solid precipitation.	1138
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	[PUWS]
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
STD 2005/06/07	SPACECRAFT	A <VEHICLE> operating mainly in <SPACE>; spacecraft [SOED, "spacecraft"].	1144
STD 2005/06/07	SPACEPORT	A <FACILITY> for the launch, and sometimes the landing, of <SPACECRAFT>; spaceport [SOED, "spaceport"].	1145
STD 2005/06/07	SPECIAL_ELECTRONIC_WINGED- _AIRCRAFT	A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed or designated for special electronic operations.	1146
STD 2005/06/07	SPECIAL_OPERATIONS_HELICOPTER	A <HELICOPTER> designed or designated for special operations.	1147
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	[SOED, "speed hump"], [AHD, "speed bump"]
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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