Status
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Label
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Concept definition
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Code
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Ref type
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Reference
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Supplemental references ▴
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAGOON |
An enclosed <REGION> of salt or brackish <WATER> separated from a larger <WATERBODY> by some more or less effective, but not complete, <BARRIER> (for example: a low bank of <SAND>); lagoon. |
605 |
PR |
[S32, "lagoon"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAKE |
<INLAND_WATER> without significant flow that is surrounded by <LAND>; lake. |
606 |
IR |
[S32, "lake"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAKE_NEXUS |
A representation of a <LAKE> as it connects to related <RIVER_NEXUS>s; lake nexus. |
607 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND |
<TERRAIN> that is not permanently covered by <WATER>; land. |
608 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: DA030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_EASEMENT |
A deeded <PARCEL> granting easement for a specific purpose (for example: overhead <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE>s and/or access to a <PARKING_GARAGE>); land easement. |
609 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_FISH_HATCHERY |
A <FISH_HATCHERY> located entirely on <LAND>. |
610 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_FLOODING_PERIODICALLY |
A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> periodically covered by floodwater, excluding tidal <WATER>s; land flooding periodically. |
611 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BH090] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_MINEFIELD |
A <MINEFIELD> on <LAND>. |
612 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_TRANSPORTATION- _ROUTE |
A <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> located principally on <LAND>. |
613 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY |
A <BOUNDARY> where <LAND> is in contact with a <WATERBODY>. |
614 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BA010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LANDFILL |
A <TRACT> used for solid waste disposal by burying refuse between layers of <SOIL> to fill in or reclaim low-lying <LAND>; landfill [SOED, "landfill", b]. |
615 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LANDING_CRAFT |
A small <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed to convey <PERSONNEL> and <EQUIPMENT> from larger <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL>s to <SHORE> during landing operations; landing-craft [SOED, "landing-craft"]. |
616 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LANDSLIDE |
A mass of <MATERIAL> (for example: <SOIL>, <ROCK>, and/or <VEGETATION>) that has slipped down from a <CLIFF> or <MOUNTAIN>; landslide. |
617 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: DB211] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LATERAL_BUOYAGE_INDICATION |
A <LOCATION> in a <WATERBODY> where a <DIRECTION> away from seaward is specified that indicates how a lateral buoyage <SYSTEM> should be interpreted. |
618 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BC102] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LAUNCH_PAD |
A designated <SITE> or <STRUCTURE> from which a rocket or <MISSILE> is launched; launch pad. |
619 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: GB040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LEDGE |
A narrow, flat <SURFACE> or shelf, especially one that projects (for example: from a <CLIFF>); ledge. |
620 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BD119] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LEGATION_BUILDING |
A <BUILDING> in a foreign country that houses a diplomatic mission that ranks below an embassy; legation building. |
621 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LEVEE |
An <EMBANKMENT> to prevent the overflow of a <RIVER>; levee [SOED, "levee", 2.a.1]. |
622 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LEVEL_CROSSING |
A <CROSSING> between a <RAILWAY>and either a <ROAD> or another <RAILWAY> on the same vertical level; level crossing. A level crossing is also known as an on-grade crossing. |
623 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ062] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIBRARY |
A <BUILDING> in which literary and artistic materials (for example: books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and/or tapes) are kept for reading, reference, and/or lending; library [AHD, "library", 1.a]. |
624 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LICHEN |
A composite <LIVING_ORGANISM> formed by the association of <ALGA> with <FUNGUS> and occurring as encrusting or branching friable growths on <SURFACE>s, to which they give a green, grey, or yellow colour; lichen [SOED, "lichen"]. |
625 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIFT |
<EQUIPMENT> consisting of a platform, which is often enclosed, that is raised and lowered in a vertical shaft to transport <HUMAN>s, <EQUIPMENT>, or <MATERIAL>s; lift [AHD, "elevator", 1.a]. In the US, a lift is also known as an elevator. |
626 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIFT_SHAFT |
A vertical passageway in a <BUILDING> used for a <LIFT>; lift shaft. |
627 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIGHT |
An <OBJECT> that is a source of illumination visible to the eye of <HUMAN>s; light [SOED, "light", 4]. |
628 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BC040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIGHT_INDUSTRIAL_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> devoted to the manufacture of goods (for example: electronic <DEVICE>s and/or computer software) that generally require only limited <MATERIAL> and energy inputs; light industrial facility. |
629 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIGHT_SUPPORT_STRUCTURE |
A <STRUCTURE> serving as a support for one or more <LIGHT>s. |
630 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AL110] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIGHT_WINGED_AIRCRAFT |
A winged <AIRCRAFT> with a maximum capacity of 10 persons; light winged aircraft. |
631 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIGHTHOUSE |
A distinctive <STRUCTURE> exhibiting one or more <LIGHT>s designed to serve as an <AID_TO_NAVIGATION>; lighthouse. |
632 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BC050] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIGHTNING |
A luminous manifestation accompanying a sudden electrical discharge that takes place from or inside <CLOUD>s or, less often, from tall <OBJECT>s on the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> and/or from <MOUNTAIN>s to <CLOUD>s; lightning. |
634 |
PR |
[WMO182, L0530, "lightning"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIGHTSHIP |
A distinctively marked, manned <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> anchored or moored at a defined <LOCATION> to serve as a <MARINE_AID_TO_NAVIGATION>; lightship. |
635 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: LITVES] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LINE |
A curve connecting a <SET> of two or more <LOCATION>s; line [SOED, "line", n2.III.14.b]. |
636 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIQUID_DIFFUSER |
<EQUIPMENT> located at or below water level where liquids (for example: cooling <WATER>) are spread out; liquid diffuser. |
637 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: DIFFUS] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIVESTOCK_PEN |
An enclosed <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> in which livestock are temporarily kept; livestock pen. A livestock pen is also known as a feedlot or stockyard. |
638 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AJ030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LIVING_ORGANISM |
A living thing; living organism [SOED, "life-form"]. A living organism is also known as a life-form. |
639 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOCAL_PARK |
A <TRACT> that is maintained for recreational and ornamental purposes and set aside for public use, generally with few or no <BUILDING>s and located within a <BUILT_UP_REGION>; local park. |
641 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AK120] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOCALIZED_ATM_SUSPENSION |
A localized <CLOUD> or <NON_AQUEOUS_CLOUD>; localized atmospheric suspension. |
642 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOCATION |
A spatial location. |
643 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOCATION_PROPERTY_SET |
A <PROPERTY_SET> describing the properties of a <LOCATION>. |
644 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOCK_BASIN |
The portion of a <HYDROGRAPHIC_LOCK> bounded by <LOCK_GATE>s at each end; lock basin. |
645 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BI031] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOCK_GATE |
A pair of massive, hinged <DOOR>s at the end of a <LOCK_BASIN>; lock gate. |
646 |
IR |
[S32, "lock gate(s)"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOCOMOTIVE_ENGINE |
A self-propelled <GROUND_VEHICLE> designed to move <RAIL_WAGON>s on a <RAILWAY_TRACK>; locomotive engine [MWCD, "locomotive", 1]. |
647 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOG |
An unhewn portion of a felled <TREE>; log [SOED, "log", 1.a]. |
648 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOG_CRIB |
A <LOG_OBSTACLE> that is formed in a cribwork and filled with <SOIL> and <STONE>s. |
650 |
IR |
[F7-7] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOG_OBSTACLE |
A <TERRAIN_OBSTACLE> constructed primarily of <LOG>s. |
651 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOG_RAMP |
A <RAMP> used to dump <LOG>s into a <WATERBODY> for transport or to haul <LOG>s out of the <WATERBODY> for processing; log ramp. |
652 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: BB221] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOGGING_SITE |
A <TRACT> of <VEGETATION> that is being exploited for lumber resources; logging site. |
653 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: EE010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOW_CLOUD_CEILING_REGION |
An <ATMOSPHERE_REGION> in which the <<ATM_CEILING>> due to <CLOUD>s is less than 152,4 metres (500 feet) above the <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; low cloud ceiling region. |
655 |
IR |
[AIM, 7-1-7, a, 1] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOW_PRESSURE_CENTRE |
The <LOCATION> of the centre of an <ATMOSPHERE_REGION> of low <<ATM_PRESSURE>>. |
656 |
IR |
[GMET, "pressure center"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOW_VISIBILITY_REGION |
An <ATMOSPHERE_REGION> of reduced <<VISIBILITY_DISTANCE>> near a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; low visibility region. |
657 |
IR |
[AIM, 7-1-7, a, 1] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOW_WATER_LINE |
The intersection of the plane of low water with the <SHORE>; the <LINE> along a <COAST> or <BEACH> to which the <SEA> recedes at low water; low water line. A low water line is also known as a drying line. |
658 |
PR |
[S32, "low water line"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
LOAD_CABLE |
A strong thick rope of hemp or <WIRE>; load cable [SOED, "cable", 1]. |
640 |
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[APDS, "cable (Mechanical Devices)"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
LOW_CLOUD |
A <CLOUD> of the genus stratocumulus or stratus; low cloud. Also the base of a <CLOUD> of the genus cumulus; cumulonimbus; or, occasionally, nimbostratus. |
654 |
PR |
[WMO407, Section II.2.1.2] |
[GMET, "cloud classification", 2, "low clouds"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
LOG_BOOM |
A <WATERBODY_BOOM> designed to keep <LOG>s ready for a <SAWMILL> from floating away; log boom. |
649 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BD071] |
[SOED, "boom", n2, 3b] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
LIGHTING |
A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <LIGHT>s providing illumination for a <REGION> or <OBJECT>; lighting. |
633 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BC035] |
[SOED, "lighting", 1] |