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Concept definition
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Supplemental references ▴
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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 |
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[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 |
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[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 |
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[S32, "watercourse"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WATERFALL |
A vertical or nearly vertical descent of a <WATERCOURSE>; waterfall. |
1394 |
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[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 |
WAYPOINT |
A <LOCATION> used to define a <ROUTE>; waypoint. |
1397 |
IR |
[IAN11] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WEAPON |
<EQUIPMENT> intended to inflict bodily harm, especially one used in warfare to overcome an enemy and/or repel a hostile attack; weapon [SOED, "weapon", 1a]. |
1398 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WEAPON_FIGHTING_POS- _ACCESS_ROUTE |
The concealed access <RAMP> or <LAND_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> leading from the exterior of a <WEAPON_FIGHTING_POSITION> to the <WEAPON_FULL_DEFILADE_POSITION> and then to the <WEAPON_HULL_DEFILADE_POSITION>; weapon fighting position access route. |
1399 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WEAPON_FIGHTING_POSITION |
A <FIGHTING_POSITION> designed to accommodate an individual <WEAPON>, which may be mounted on a <VEHICLE>. |
1400 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WEAPON_FULL_DEFILADE- _POSITION |
The <REGION> within a <WEAPON_FIGHTING_POSITION> in which the entire <WEAPON> is hidden from enemy view and fire; weapon full defilade position. |
1401 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WEAPON_HULL_DEFILADE- _POSITION |
The <REGION> within a <WEAPON_FIGHTING_POSITION> in which only the fighting <COMPONENT> of the <WEAPON> is exposed to enemy fire or view; weapon hull defilade position. |
1402 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WEAPON_SYSTEM |
A <WEAPON> together with all the <EQUIPMENT> (for example: detection and control apparatus, a launcher, and/or a delivery <VEHICLE>) required to make use of it; weapon system [SOED, "weapon system"]. |
1403 |
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STD 2014/02/14 |
WEAPON_TURRET_DEFILADE- _POSITION |
The <REGION> within a <WEAPON_FIGHTING_POSITION> in which the hull and fighting <COMPONENT>s of the <WEAPON> are hidden from enemy view and fire; weapon turret defilade position. |
1444 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WEAPONS_RANGE |
A <FACILITY> designated for the purpose of discharging firearms or detonating <MUNITION>s; weapons range. A weapons range is also known as a firing range or gunnery range. |
1404 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: FA015] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WEATHER_STATION |
An <OBSERVATION_STATION> where meteorological data are gathered, recorded, and released; weather station. |
1405 |
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[GMET, "weather station"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WELL_HEAD |
<EQUIPMENT> (for example: casing heads, lowermost and intermediate tubing heads, Christmas tree equipment with valves and fittings, and/or casing and tubing hangers) used on the <TERRAIN> to maintain control of an oil <WELL>; well-head. |
1407 |
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[GOFP, "wellhead"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WET_DOCK |
A <DOCK> in which <WATER> can be maintained at any level by closing a <WATER_GATE> when the <WATER> is at the desired level; wet dock. |
1408 |
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[S32, "dock: wet"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WETLAND |
A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> that is inundated or saturated by surface or ground <WATER> at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of <VEGETATION> typically adapted for life in conditions of saturated <SOIL>; wetland [CFR230, "wetlands"]. EXAMPLES <SWAMP>, <MARSH>, <BOG>. |
1409 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WHALE |
A large, marine <MAMMAL> of the order Cetacea, the members of which have forelimbs as fins, a tail with horizontal flukes, and nasal openings on top of the head; whale [SOED, "whale", 1]. |
1410 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WHALE_POD |
A <POD> of <WHALE>s. |
1411 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WHARF |
A <STRUCTURE> serving as a berthing place for <VESSEL>s; wharf. |
1412 |
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[S32, "wharf"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WIND |
A <CURRENT> of <AIR> moving relative to a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; wind. Unless otherwise specified, usually only the horizontal component is considered. |
1413 |
PR |
[WMO182, W0930, "wind"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WIND_INDICATOR |
A <WIND>-actuated <DEVICE> indicating visually <<WIND_DIRECTION>> and/or <<WIND_SPEED>> information for the surface <WIND>; wind indicator [DFDD, Feature Dictionary: GB080]. |
1414 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: GB080] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WIND_MOTOR |
<EQUIPMENT> attached to a <TOWER> that generates electrical power from <WIND>; wind motor. |
1415 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AJ051] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WIND_ROSE_PROPERTY_SET |
A <PROPERTY_SET> describing the relative frequency of the <<WIND_DIRECTION>>, and sometimes the frequencies of the <<WIND_SPEED>>s for different directions, experienced at a given <LOCATION> over a defined period of record; wind rose property set. |
1416 |
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[WMO182, W1120, "wind rose"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WIND_TUNNEL |
<EQUIPMENT> through which <AIR> is forced at controlled velocities in order to study the effects of aerodynamic flow around airfoils, scale models, or other <OBJECT>s; wind tunnel [AHD, "wind tunnel"]. |
1417 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WIND_VANE |
A visual <DEVICE> used to indicate or measure <<WIND_DIRECTION>>; wind vane. |
1418 |
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[WMO182, W1240, "wind vane"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WIND_WAVE |
A <WATER_WAVE> generated by friction between the <WIND> and a <WATERBODY_SURFACE>. |
1419 |
IR |
[BOWD, "GLOSSARY OF MARINE NAVIGATION", "wind wave"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WINDMILL |
A <SYSTEM> of vanes attached to a <TOWER> and driven by <WIND> (excluding <WIND_MOTOR>s); windmill. |
1420 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AJ050] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WINDOW |
An <APERTURE> in a <WALL> or the side of a <BUILDING>, <VEHICLE>, or other <STRUCTURE> that admits light, <AIR>, or both and affords a view of what is outside or inside; window [SOED, "window", 1.a]. |
1421 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WIRE |
Metal wrought into the form of a slender rod or thread; wire [SOED, "wire", 1]. |
1422 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WIRE_OBSTACLE |
A <TERRAIN_OBSTACLE> constructed of <WIRE>, usually containing barbs or razors; wire obstacle. |
1423 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WOODY_GRASSLAND |
A <TRACT> covered by woody and/or tree-like grasses of the tropical or temperate <REGION>s that have jointed hollow stems with solid nodes (for example: <BAMBOO> and/or sugar cane); woody grassland. |
1424 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: EC010] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WORSHIP_PLACE |
A place where religious worship is performed, especially a <BUILDING> designed for this purpose; worship place [SOED, "place of worship"]. EXAMPLES <CHAPEL>, <CHURCH>, <MOSQUE>, <SYNAGOGUE>. |
1425 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
WRECKING_YARD |
An enclosed <TRACT> within which <EQUIPMENT> is dismantled or torn down; wrecking yard. |
1426 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AB010] |
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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 |
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 |
WELL |
An <EXCAVATION> drilled and/or dug into the <TERRAIN> for the extraction of liquids and/or gases; well [DFDD, Feature Dictionary: AC040]. |
1406 |
IR |
[FACC, Annex A: AA050] |
[SOED, "well", n1.5.b] |