Table 5.10 — ECs whose label begins with F
Label | Concept definition | Code |
FABRICATION_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> used for the purpose of manufacturing <COMPONENT>s, which may be assembled on-site or elsewhere, to make a completed product; a fabrication building. | 401 |
FABRICATION_FACILITY | A <FACILITY> including one or more <FABRICATION_BUILDING>s. | 402 |
FACILITY | A <REGION> that includes <MAN_MADE_OBJECT>s intended to serve a particular purpose; a facility. | 403 |
FACTORY | A <BUILDING> containing <EQUIPMENT> for use in manufacturing; a factory [SOED, "factory", 3]. | 404 |
FAIRGROUND | A <SITE> where permanent <STRUCTURE>s exist to hold outdoor fairs, circuses, and/or exhibitions; a fairground. | 405 |
FARM | A <SITE>, including support <STRUCTURE>s, used for agricultural or aquacultural production; a farm. | 406 |
FARM_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> located on a <FARM>. | 407 |
FARM_STORAGE_STRUCTURE | A <STRUCTURE>, often having a <ROOF>, located on a <FARM> and used for sheltering livestock and/or storing agricultural products or <EQUIPMENT>; a farm storage structure. | 408 |
FENCE | A man-made <BARRIER> of relatively light construction used as an enclosure or <BOUNDARY>; a fence. | 409 |
FENDER_CUSHION | A protective <DEVICE> designed to cushion the impact of a <VESSEL> against a <STRUCTURE> or other <VESSEL> and to prevent damage; a fender cushion. | 410 |
FERN | A <PTERIDOPHYTE> of the order Filicopsida, the members of which reproduce by means of spores borne usually on the underside of the fronds, which are typically pinnately divided; a fern [SOED, "fern"]. | 411 |
FERRY | A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> for transporting <HUMAN>s, <GROUND_VEHICLE>s, or <CARGO> across a <WATERBODY>; a ferry [SOED, "ferry", 3.a]. | 412 |
FERRY_CROSSING | A <MARINE_ROUTE> where a <FERRY> crosses from one <SHORE> to another; a ferry crossing. | 413 |
FERRY_LOCATION | A <LOCATION> where a <FERRY> takes on or discharges its load. | 414 |
FIDUCIAL_POINT | A <LOCATION> used as a basis of cadastral reference; a fiducial point. | 415 |
FIELD_ARTILLERY | A large-calibre firing <WEAPON>; a field artillery piece. EXAMPLES Howitzer, cannon. |
416 |
FIGHTER_WINGED_AIRCRAFT | A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed for fast maneuver aerial combat operations; a fighter aircraft [SOED, "fighter", 2]. | 417 |
FIGHTING_POSITION | A configuration of <LAND> and/or <STRUCTURE>s that is intended to accommodate <MILITARY_PERSONNEL>, military <EQUIPMENT>, and/or military <GROUND_VEHICLE>s; that provides cover and concealment from direct and potentially indirect fire; and that affords effective use of <WEAPON>s; a fighting position. | 418 |
FILLED_TERRAIN | <BUILT_UP_TERRAIN> that has been brought to a required higher <<TERRAIN_ELEVATION>> or levelled through the addition of <SOIL>, <ROCK>, and/or other <MATERIAL>s; filled terrain. | 419 |
FILTRATION_BED | A <TRACT> for the treatment of <WATER> that consists of a bed of porous <MATERIAL> that <WATER> is passed through in order to remove solids or impurities; a filtration bed. | 420 |
FILTRATION_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> that houses <EQUIPMENT> through which a liquid or gas is passed in order to separate the fluid from suspended particulate matter; a filtration building. | 421 |
FIORD | A long, narrow, deep <INLET> of a <WATERBODY> between <TERRAIN> with steep <<TERRAIN_SLOPE>>s; a fiord [SOED, "fiord"]. | 422 |
FIRE_AND_POLICE_STATION | A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> that houses both a <FIRE_STATION> and a <POLICE_STATION>. | 423 |
FIRE_ESCAPE | An exterior <STRUCTURE> or <DEVICE> erected for emergency exit in the event of fire; a fire-escape [AHD, "fire escape"]. EXAMPLE An outside <STAIR> that is attached to a <BUILDING>. |
424 |
FIRE_STATION | A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> that houses both fire-fighting <EQUIPMENT> and <PERSONNEL>; a fire station [MWCD, "fire station"] or firehouse. | 425 |
FIREBREAK | A cleared or ploughed <TERRAIN_STRIP> that is constructed as a <BARRIER> against the spread of a forest or prairie fire; a firebreak [SOED, "fire-break"]. | 426 |
FISH | A cold-blooded aquatic <VERTEBRATE> possessing gills and fins; a fish [SOED, "fish", I.1.a]. | 427 |
FISH_HATCHERY | An enclosed <REGION> and associated <STRUCTURE>s used for the breeding and/or rearing of <FISH>; a fish hatchery. | 428 |
FISH_LADDER | A series of ascending pools constructed to enable <FISH> to swim upstream over (or around) a <DAM>; a fish ladder. | 429 |
FISH_SCHOOL | A naturally occurring grouping of <FISH> that persists over a significant period; a fish school. | 430 |
FISH_STAKE_REGION | A <REGION> where <POLE>s or <STAKE>s are placed in shallow <WATER> to outline a fishing ground or to catch <FISH>. | 431 |
FISH_TRAP | A <FENCE> or enclosure <DEVICE> set in a <WATERBODY> to catch <FISH>; a fish trap. | 432 |
FISHING_BOAT | A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed or designated to catch <FISH> for either commercial or leisure purposes; a fishing boat. | 433 |
FISHING_FACILITY | A <FACILITY> involved in fishing, the raising of <FISH>, and/or the storage or transportation of either <MATERIAL>s important to or the results of the production of <FISH>. | 434 |
FISHING_HARBOUR | A <HARBOUR> that is primarily used by <FISHING_BOAT>s. | 435 |
FLAGPOLE | A <POLE> on which a flag is raised; a flagstaff or flagpole. | 436 |
FLARE_PIPE | An open-ended <PIPE> at which waste gases are burned; a flare pipe or flare stack. | 437 |
FLEXIBLE_RESTRAINT | A physical connection between two independent <OBJECT>s (for example: between a <VESSEL> and a mooring <BUOY> or <BOLLARD>). EXAMPLES <CHAIN>, <LOAD_CABLE>. |
438 |
FLIGHT_LEVEL | A <SURFACE> of constant <<ATM_PRESSURE>> that is measured in relation to the specific pressure <DATUM> 1 013,25 hectopascals and is separated from other such <SURFACE>s by specific pressure intervals. | 439 |
FLOATING_BREAKWATER | A <STRUCTURE> consisting of a series of square frames of timber connected by <MOORING_LINE>s attached to <ANCHOR>s or stone blocks in such a manner as to form a <BREAKWATER> that protects <VESSEL>s riding to anchor; a floating breakwater. | 440 |
FLOATING_DOCK | A form of <DRY_DOCK> consisting of a floating <STRUCTURE> of one or more sections that can be partly submerged by controlled flooding to receive a <VESSEL> and then raised by pumping out the <WATER> so that the bottom of the <VESSEL> can be exposed; a floating dock. | 441 |
FLOOD_BARRAGE | An artificial obstruction placed in a <WATERCOURSE> to raise the level of the <WATER> or to divert it; a flood barrage. | 442 |
FLOOD_BASIN | A <TRACT> that submerges during the highest known flood in a <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> or has the potential for being flooded (for example: by the failure of a <DAM>); a flood basin. | 443 |
FLOOR | A layer of <MATERIAL> (for example: board, brick, and/or stone) in a <ROOM> or <VEHICLE> on which <HUMAN>s and/or <ANIMAL>s tread; a floor [SOED, "floor", 1.a]. | 444 |
FLOOR_CRAWL_SPACE | A space within a <BUILDING>, located under a <FLOOR>, usually of restricted <<HEIGHT>>, and having sufficient <<HEIGHT>> for <HUMAN>s to crawl; a floor crawl space. | 445 |
FLOOR_LEVEL | A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <ROOM>s and landings of <STAIR>s in a <BUILDING> that are on the same or nearly the same level; a floor level or storey. | 446 |
FLUID_BOUNDARY_LAYER | The layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a <SURFACE> where frictional forces control fluid flow; a fluid boundary layer. | 447 |
FLUME | An open, inclined <WATERCOURSE> that carries <WATER> for use in such operations as mining or logging; a flume. | 448 |
FOG | A suspension of very small, usually microscopic, droplets of <WATER> in the <AIR> that reduces the horizontal <<VISIBILITY_DISTANCE>> at a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; fog. | 449 |
FOG_REGION | A <REGION> of <FOG> at or near a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>. | 450 |
FOG_SIGNAL_DEVICE | A <DEVICE> that produces a warning signal as an <AID_TO_NAVIGATION> during periods of low visibility, especially due to <FOG>. | 451 |
FOOD_OVEN | <EQUIPMENT> consisting of a chamber or enclosed compartment for heating, baking, or roasting food; an oven or stove [AHD, "oven"]. | 452 |
FORD | A shallow <REGION> in a <WATERBODY> used as a <CROSSING> by <GROUND_VEHICLE>s or <ANIMAL>s; a ford. | 453 |
FORESHORE | A <COMPONENT> of the <SHORE> or <BEACH> that lies between the low water mark and the <COASTLINE> or <SHORELINE>; a foreshore. Foreshore includes any isolated <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>s which cover and uncover with the <TIDE> yet are not contiguous with the <COASTLINE> or <SHORELINE>. | 454 |
FORESHORE_PRECISE | A <FORESHORE>, the low water mark of which is the <LINE> defined by mean low water springs or mean lower low water as appropriate and the <COASTLINE> or <SHORELINE> of which is defined by the normal limit of <WATER_WAVE> action above mean high water springs or mean higher high water as appropriate; foreshore precise. | 455 |
FOREST | A <TRACT> containing a substantial number of closely spaced <TREE>s; a forest. | 456 |
FOREST_PRESERVE | A <FOREST> that is protected from logging and other human activities detrimental to the environment; a forest preserve. | 457 |
FORT | A permanently fortified <STRUCTURE> that may be stationed with <MILITARY_PERSONNEL> and is generally walled or heavily fenced with overwatch positions; a fort. | 458 |
FORTIFICATION | A <STRUCTURE> constructed for the military defence of a <SITE>; a fortification. | 459 |
FOUNTAIN | A <STRUCTURE> built for one or more jets of <WATER> to spout and fall into; a fountain [SOED, "fountain", 2.a]. | 460 |
FREEZING_DRIZZLE | <DRIZZLE> that falls in liquid form but freezes upon impact to form a coating of <ICE_GLAZE> on the <LAND> and on exposed <OBJECT>s; freezing drizzle. | 461 |
FREEZING_RAIN | <RAIN> that falls in liquid form but freezes upon impact to form a coating of <ICE_GLAZE> upon the <LAND> and on exposed <OBJECT>s; freezing rain. | 462 |
FRIGATE | A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> that is smaller than a <CRUISER> and is designed for escort operations; a frigate. | 463 |
FROZEN_PRECIPITATION_FIELD | A large <TRACT> that is permanently covered by <SNOW_GROUND_COVER> and/or <ICE>; a snowfield or an ice-field. EXAMPLES <PERMANENT_SNOWFIELD>, <ICE_FIELD>. |
464 |
FUNGUS | A <LIVING_ORGANISM> of the kingdom Fungi, the members of which lack chlorophyll and grow on and obtain nutriment from organic matter; a fungus [SOED, "fungus"]. EXAMPLES <MUSHROOM>, toadstool, mould, rust, yeast, fungus constituent of a <LICHEN>. |
465 |
FURNACE | <EQUIPMENT> consisting of a combustion chamber in which items such as minerals, metals, and ores may be subjected to continuous intense heat; a furnace [SOED, "furnace", A]. | 466 |
FURNITURE | Movable, functional <OBJECT>s, whether useful or ornamental, usually found in a <BUILDING>; furniture [SOED, "furniture", 6]. | 467 |
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