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Concept definition
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Code
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Supplemental references ▴
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CLIFF_TOPLINE |
A <LINE> representing the demarcation of a sudden and significant change in the gradient of the terrain relief occurring at the top of a <CLIFF>. |
246 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: DB501] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CLOUD |
A visible aggregate of minute droplets of <WATER>, <PARTICLE>s of <ICE>, or both, suspended in the <ATMOSPHERE> above the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> of the <EARTH>; cloud. |
248 |
PR |
[WMO182, C1450, "cloud"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CLOUD_BASE |
The lowest level in a specific <CLOUD> or <CLOUD_LAYER> where the <ATMOSPHERE> contains a perceptible quantity of <PARTICLE>s of the <CLOUD>; cloud base. |
249 |
IR |
[GMET, "cloud base"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CLOUD_LAYER |
An arrangement of <CLOUD>s, continuous or composed of separated <COMPONENT>s, where the <<CLOUD_BASE_LEVEL>>s are the same and the <<CLOUD_THICKNESS>>s are approximately the same; cloud layer. |
250 |
PR |
[WMO182, C1690, "cloud layer"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CLOUD_TOP |
The highest level in a specific <CLOUD> or <CLOUD_LAYER> where the <ATMOSPHERE> contains a perceptible quantity of <PARTICLE>s of the <CLOUD>; cloud top. |
251 |
PR |
[WMO182, C1960, "cloud top"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COASTLINE |
The <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY> where the <COAST> and the <SHORE> are in contact; coastline. |
253 |
IR |
[S57A, Object: COALNE] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COLD_FRONT |
An <ATMOSPHERIC_FRONT> between warm and cold <AIR_MASS>s that is not an <OCCLUDED_FRONT> and that moves so that the colder <AIR> replaces the warmer <AIR>; cold front. |
254 |
PR |
[WMO182, C2210, "cold front"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COLLEGIATE_CAMPUS |
The <BUILDING>s and <GROUNDS> of an institution offering special instruction in professional and/or technical subjects, which may also include <FACILITY>s for research and the award of advanced degrees; collegiate campus. A collegiate campus is also known as a university campus or college campus. |
255 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMBAT_STORES_VESSEL |
A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed or designated to support underway replenishment of <COMBAT_SUPPORT_VESSEL>s and <COMBATANT_VESSEL>s; combat stores vessel. |
256 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMBAT_SUPPORT_VEHICLE |
A <GROUND_VEHICLE> designed or designated to provide support and operational assistance to <COMBATANT_VEHICLE>s; combat support vehicle. |
257 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMBAT_SUPPORT_VESSEL |
A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed or designated to provide support and operational assistance to <COMBATANT_VESSEL>s; combat support vessel. |
258 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMBATANT_VEHICLE |
A <GROUND_VEHICLE> designed or designated to participate in military combat operations as a combatant. |
259 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMBATANT_VESSEL |
A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed or designated to participate in military combat operations as a combatant. |
260 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMBUSTION_PRODUCT_DISCHARGE- _STRUCTURE |
A vertical <STRUCTURE> containing a passage and/or flue for discharging <SMOKE> and gases of combustion; combustion product discharge structure. |
261 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AF010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMET |
A <SMALL_STAR_SYSTEM_BODY> that orbits a <STAR> in a highly elliptical path and, when in the vicinity of that <STAR>, usually has a bright hazy head and a long more diffuse tail; comet [SOED, "comet", A.1]. |
262 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMMERCIAL_BUILDING |
A <BUILDING> used to conduct business activities; commercial building. |
263 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:133] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMMERCIAL_HELICOPTER |
A <HELICOPTER> designed or designated for use in commerce; commercial helicopter. |
264 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMMERCIAL_WINGED_AIRCRAFT |
A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed or designated for use in commerce; commercial winged aircraft. |
265 |
IR |
[JAWA, Type Classifications, Class 5] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMMUNICATION_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> including one or more <COMMUNICATION_STATION>s. |
266 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AT050] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMMUNICATION_STATION |
A <BUILDING> in which communication signals are processed and/or controlled; communication station. EXAMPLES Telephone switching station, microwave repeater station, <SATELLITE_GROUND_STATION>, cellular telephone <EQUIPMENT>, land-line telephone repeater station. |
267 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AT050] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMMUNICATION_TOWER |
A <TOWER> used for supporting an <AERIAL> for transmitting and/or receiving electronic communication signals. |
268 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AT080] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMMUNITY_RECREATION- _FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> including one or more <COMMUNITY_RECREATION_BUILDING>s. |
270 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMPLEX_OUTLINE |
The <BOUNDARY> delimiting a <REGION> in which two or more like <OBJECT>s have the same function; complex outline. |
271 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AL045] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMPLEX_TERMINAL_ROUTE |
A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <ATS_ROUTE>s, action points, and various approach minimum altitudes and distances from the end of a landing <RUNWAY> as functions of <AIRCRAFT> type and instrument approach procedures; complex terminal route. |
272 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: GA047] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COMPONENT |
An <OBJECT> that is a constituent part of another (aggregate) <OBJECT> but, by itself, does not fulfill the function of the aggregate; component. |
273 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CONSULATE |
A <BUILDING> housing the residence and/or official premises of an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country, represent its commercial interests, and assist its citizens there; consulate. |
274 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:67] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CONTACT_ZONE |
A <TERRAIN_STRIP> that is 3 metres wide and limited on the water side by the <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY> of a <WATERBODY> under average water level conditions; contact zone [DFDD, Feature Dictionary: FA041]. |
275 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: FA041] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CONTOUR |
An elevation or depression <ISOPLETH>; contour. |
277 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: CA010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CONTROL_PANEL |
A panel on which are mounted switches, dials, and/or other mechanisms for the remote control and/or operation of <EQUIPMENT> (for example: electrical <EQUIPMENT>). |
278 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CONTROL_TOWER |
A <TOWER> that houses <PERSONNEL> and <EQUIPMENT> used to control the flow of traffic on a <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; control tower. |
279 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ060] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CONTROL_VALUE |
A value of an EDCS Attribute or an algorithmic quantity to be used in evaluating an algorithmic expression; control value. |
280 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CONTROLLED_AIRSPACE |
A designated <AIRSPACE> within which some or all <AIRCRAFT> may be subjected to air traffic control; controlled airspace. |
281 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: GA005] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CONVENT |
A <RELIGIOUS_COMMUNITY> of women; convent [SOED, "convent", 3]. |
282 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CONVEYOR |
<EQUIPMENT> for moving <MATERIAL>s from place to place on a moving belt or series of rollers; conveyor. |
283 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: CONVYR] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COOLING_TOWER |
A <TOWER> used to cool liquids; cooling tower. |
284 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AF030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CORRECTIONAL_BUILDING |
A <BUILDING> within which persons convicted or accused of crimes are confined; correctional building. A correctional building is also known as a penitentiary. |
286 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CORRECTIONAL_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> including one or more <CORRECTIONAL_BUILDING>s; correctional facility. |
287 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:123] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
COVERED_WATERCOURSE |
A covered portion of a <WATERCOURSE>, preventing its observation. |
290 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: SA060] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CRANE |
<EQUIPMENT> for lifting, shifting, and lowering <OBJECT>s or <MATERIAL>s by means of a swinging boom or with a lifting apparatus supported on an overhead track; crane. |
291 |
PR |
[S57A, Object: CRANES] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CRIB |
A permanent <STRUCTURE> set in a <WATERBODY>, framed with heavy wooden <STRUCTURAL_BEAM>s, and sunken with debris (for example: <STONE>s), usually designed to support or elevate <PIPELINE>s; especially a <STRUCTURE> enclosing a screening <DEVICE> at the offshore end of a potable <WATER_INTAKE>; crib. |
294 |
PR |
[S32, "crib"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CROP_LAND |
A <TRACT> that has been tilled for the planting of crops; crop land. |
295 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: EA010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CROSS_COUNTRY_BARRIER |
A permanent or semi-permanent <BARRIER> placed across any <TERRAIN> to prevent <GROUND_VEHICLE> or pedestrian traffic; cross-country barrier. |
296 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CROSSING |
A <LOCATION> where <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>s intersect or cross at the same vertical level; crossing. EXAMPLES Railway crossing, road intersection, <FORD>. |
297 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ062] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CRUISER |
A fast, medium tonnage <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> operating over a long cruising radius; cruiser [AHD, "cruiser", 1]. |
298 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CRUSTACEAN |
An <ARTHROPOD> of the large class Crustacea, mainly aquatic and hard-shelled; crustacean [SOED, "crustacean", A]. EXAMPLES Crab, lobster, shrimp, woodlouse. |
299 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CULVERT |
An enclosed channel for carrying a <WATERCOURSE> (e.g., a <RIVER>, a <SEWER>, or a drain) under a <ROUTE> (e.g., a <ROAD>, a <RAILWAY>) or an <EMBANKMENT>; culvert [DFDD, Feature Dictionary: AQ065]. Usually the construction of the <ROUTE> is unaffected. |
300 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ065] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CURRENT |
A body of a fluid that is flowing in a definite <DIRECTION>; current [SOED, "current", n.1]. |
301 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BG010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CYCLONE |
An <ATMOSPHERE_REGION> in which the <<ATM_PRESSURE>>s are lower than those of the surrounding <ATMOSPHERE_REGION> at the same <<ALTITUDE_MSL>>; cyclone. A cyclone is also known as a depression. |
303 |
PR |
[WMO182, D0230, "depression/cyclone"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
CAIRN |
A heap of <STONE>s piled up as a landmark, a <SURVEY_MARKER>, or a <MEMORIAL_MONUMENT>; cairn. A cairn is usually conical or pyramidal. |
191 |
IR |
[S32, "cairn"] |
[FACC, Annex A: AL025], [SOED, "cairn", n1] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
CAISSON |
A steel <STRUCTURE> used for closing the entrance of <HYDROGRAPHIC_LOCK>s, <WET_DOCK>s and <DRY_DOCK>s; caisson. |
192 |
PR |
[S32, "caisson"] |
[FACC, Annex A: BI042] |