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STD 2014/02/14 |
PLANTER |
A <CONTAINER> for growing or displaying <PLANT>s; planter [SOED, "planter", 6b]. |
1435 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLATEAU |
A relatively flat <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> that falls off gradually on at least one side; plateau. |
881 |
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[SP35, "plateau"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLUME |
An identifiable stream of <AIR> with an <<AIR_TEMPERATURE>> or composition different from that of its environment; plume. EXAMPLE <SMOKE> from a <CHIMNEY>. |
882 |
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[WMO182, P0820, "plume"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PLUTO |
The <DWARF_PLANET> of the <SUN> whose orbit is primarily outside that of <NEPTUNE>; Pluto. |
883 |
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[IAUB6] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POD |
A <SET> of two or more seals or <WHALE>s closely clustered together; pod. |
884 |
IR |
[SP35, "pod"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POINT_ABEAM |
The <LOCATION> on a <LINE> that is nearest to and abeam of another <LOCATION> that is not on the <LINE>; point abeam. EXAMPLE A <LOCATION> on the centre-line of a <RUNWAY> is abeam a glide slope <AERIAL> when the distance from the centre-line of the <RUNWAY> to the glide slope <AERIAL> is at a minimum. |
885 |
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[FACC, Annex A: GB058] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POLAR_CAP |
A <REGION> of <ICE> or other frozen <MATERIAL> surrounding a <PLANETARY_POLE>; polar cap [SOED, "polar cap"]. |
886 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POLAR_ICE |
<ICE> that is a permanent feature of <PLANETARY_POLE>s; polar ice. |
887 |
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[FACC, Annex A: BJ080] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POLE |
A long, slender, more or less cylindrical piece of <MATERIAL> (for example: wood or metal) used as a support (for example: to hold up a <TENT>, for <VEGETATION> to climb on, for supporting an <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE>, and/or for holding up scaffolding); pole [SOED, "pole", 1.a]. |
888 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POLYNYA |
A large <REGION> of <OPEN_WATER> that is surrounded by floating <ICE>; polynya [SOED, "polynya"]. |
891 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PONTOON |
A broad, flat-bottomed <STRUCTURE> that is rectangular in shape, resembles a barge, and is designed to float on a <WATERBODY_SURFACE>; pontoon. |
892 |
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[S57A, Object: PONTON] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PORPOISE |
A small to moderate sized member of the order Cetacea, suborder Odontoceti, family Phocaenidae; porpoise. |
893 |
IR |
[SP35, "porpoise"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POTENTIAL_LANDSLIDE- _REGION |
A <TRACT> with a high potential of slipping down from an elevated <LOCATION> (for example: a <CLIFF> and/or the side of a <MOUNTAIN>); potential landslide region. |
895 |
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[FACC, Annex A: DB210] |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
POTENTIAL_TEMPERATURE- _INVERSION_LAYER |
A layer in an <ATMOSPHERE> where the <<POTENTIAL_AIR_TEMPERATURE>> increases with <<HEIGHT_AGL>>; potential temperature inversion layer. |
1439 |
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[PLKEMMM] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_GENERATION_BUILDING |
A <BUILDING> and associated <EQUIPMENT> used for the generation of electric power; power generation building. |
896 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AD010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_PLANT |
A <FACILITY> including one or more <POWER_GENERATION_BUILDING>s; power plant. |
897 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AD010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_SUBSTATION |
A <FACILITY>, along a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE>, in which electric current is transformed and/or distributed; power substation. A power substation is also known as a transformer yard. |
898 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AD030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE |
A <SYSTEM> of <ELEVATED_ELECTRICAL_CABLE>s and associated <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE_PYLON>s that transmit electrical power; power transmission line. |
899 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AT030] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE- _PYLON |
A <PYLON> or <POLE> used to support a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE>. |
900 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AT040] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE- _TERMINUS |
The terminus of a <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE> at a <POWER_PLANT>, <POWER_SUBSTATION>, transformer, or receiving <FACILITY>. |
901 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PRECIPITATION |
Aqueous <PARTICLE>s in liquid phase or solid phase that originate in the <ATMOSPHERE> and fall to the <PLANETARY_SURFACE> of the <EARTH>; precipitation. |
902 |
IR |
[GMET, "precipitation"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PRECIPITATION_REGION |
A <REGION> where <PRECIPITATION> is occurring. |
903 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PRECOLLEGIATE_CAMPUS |
A <FACILITY> used for precollegiate instruction (generally of children); precollegiate campus. |
904 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex B, BFC:15] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PREPARED_DEFENSIVE_POSITION- _SITE |
A <SITE> containing one or more prepared <DEFENSIVE_POSITION>s. |
905 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PREPARED_DEFENSIVE_TRACT |
A <TRACT> containing military <STRUCTURE>s resistant to <MUNITION>s (for example: a bastion, a <RAMPART>, a <FORTIFICATION>, a <DEFENSIVE_POSITION>, an <INFANTRY_TRENCH>, and/or a <BUNKER>); prepared defensive tract. |
906 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PREPARED_WATERCOURSE- _CROSSING |
A <LOCATION> on a <WATERCOURSE> that has <RAMP>s, <STRUCTURAL_PILE>s, and/or <PIER>s constructed on one or both <SHORE>s to allow for suitable future crossing operations using floating <BRIDGE>s or rafting <EQUIPMENT>; prepared watercourse crossing. |
907 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AQ111] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PRESSURE_ICE |
<ICE> located in a <SEA>, <RIVER>, or <LAKE> that has been deformed or altered by the lateral stresses of any combination of <WIND>, <TIDE>s, <WATER_WAVE>s, and <SURF>; pressure ice. |
908 |
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[SP35, "pressure ice"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PREVAILING_CURRENT |
A <WATERBODY_CURRENT> most frequently observed during a given observation period, usually a month, season, or year; prevailing current. |
909 |
IR |
[SP35, "prevailing current"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROCESSING_BUILDING |
A <BUILDING> that is used for the changing or refining of a particular <MATERIAL>; processing building. A processing building is also known as a treatment building. |
911 |
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[FACC, Annex B, BFC:89] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROCESSING_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> including one or more <PROCESSING_BUILDING>s; processing facility. |
912 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AC000] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROHIBITED_REGION |
A <REGION>, usually on a <MILITARY_INSTALLATION>, where entrance or presence of unauthorized <PERSONNEL> is prohibited, typically due to the presence of unexploded <MUNITION>s, <EXPLOSIVE_MINE>s, or sensitive environmental habitats; prohibited region. |
913 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROMONTORY |
A high point of <LAND> extending into a <WATERBODY>; promontory. |
914 |
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[SP35, "promontory"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROPERTY_SET |
A <SET> of EDCS Attributes and/or functional relationships between EDCS Attributes that are applicable to an <OBJECT>, <LOCATION>, and/or <REGION>; property set. |
915 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROTECTION_SHED |
A <SHELTER> built to protect a section of <ROAD> or <RAILWAY> from slides of <SNOW_GROUND_COVER> and/or <ROCK>; protection shed. |
916 |
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[FACC, Annex A: AL210] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PROTIST |
A <LIVING_ORGANISM> of the kingdom Protista, the members of which are simple organisms that are between, or distinct from, <ANIMAL>s and <PLANT>s, especially a unicellular eukaryote; protist [SOED, "protist"]. EXAMPLES Protozoan, single-celled <ALGA>. |
917 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PTERIDOPHYTE |
A <PLANT> of the group Pteridophyta; pteridophyte [SOED, "pteridophyte"]. EXAMPLES <FERN>, horsetail, clubmoss. |
918 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION |
A station that houses public services and from which operations are directed or services provided. |
920 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
PUBLIC_TELEPHONE |
A <TELEPHONE> that accesses the public land line <NETWORK> and is at a fixed <LOCATION> for use by the general public. |
1463 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PUFF |
A small, identifiable quantity of <AIR> with a composition different from that of its environment emitted in one light, abrupt blast; puff. EXAMPLE The initial <NON_AQUEOUS_CLOUD> of <SMOKE> from an explosion. |
922 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PULPIT |
A raised <STRUCTURE> consisting of an enclosed platform from which the preacher in a <CHURCH> or <CHAPEL> delivers the sermon; pulpit [SOED, "pulpit", 2.a]. |
923 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PUMP_OUT_FACILITY |
A <FACILITY> with <EQUIPMENT> to pump out waste liquids from <VEHICLE>s; pump out facility. |
924 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: BB200] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PUMPING_STATION |
A <FACILITY> to move slurries, liquids, or gases by means of pressure or suction; pumping station. |
926 |
PR |
[FACC, Annex A: AQ116] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
PYLON |
A tall <STRUCTURE> erected as a support; pylon [SOED, "pylon", 4.a]. |
927 |
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