Table 5.5 -- EDCS Classifications whose label begins with B
| Label | Definition | Related concepts | Code |
| BACKSHORE_PRECISE | The strip of land which is located between the normal limit of wave action above either mean high water springs or mean higher high water as defined by the National Authority, and the maximum limit of wave action. | EC FORESHORE, EC FORESHORE_PRECISE, EC NEARSHORE_PRECISE, EC SHORE, EE SOUNDING_DATUM MEAN_HIGH_SPRINGS, EE SOUNDING_DATUM MEAN_HIGHER_HIGH | 84 |
| BAMBOO | A tract of various usually woody and/or arborescent grasses of the tropical or temperate regions belonging to the genera Bambusa, Arundinaria, Phyllostachys, Sasa, Dendrocalamus, most having hard, hollow stems. | EC SUGAR_CANE, EC WOODY_GRASS_LAND | 85 |
| BANK | A building housing an establishment for the deposit, custody, and issue of money, for making loans and discounts, and for making easier the exchange of funds by certificates, checks, or notes. | 86 | |
| BARN | A farm building used to store hay, grain, and farm implements, or to house farm animals. | EC SHED | 87 |
| BARN_OR_SHED | A structure, generally large, used for sheltering livestock and/or storing farm products or machinery. May be further delineated specifically as EC BARN or EC SHED. | EC FARM | 88 |
| BARRACK | A building used to house military personnel, which is typically large, unadorned and intended for relatively temporary occupancy. | 89 | |
| BARREN_GROUND | Ground so disturbed as to have no identifiable vegetation cover, e.g., grass or shrubs. | EC DISTURBED_SOIL | 90 |
| BEACH | The shore of a sea or lake, consisting of unconsolidated materials (i.e., sandy or pebbly) that have been brought up by the waves (including the foreshore). | EC BACKSHORE_PRECISE, EC FORESHORE, EC FORESHORE_PRECISE, EC NEARSHORE_PRECISE, EC SHORE | 91 |
| BEACH_PROFILE | A representation of the vertical relief of the water bottom (and adjacent terrain) along a line or set of connected lines generally established perpendicular to the local shoreline and based on depth contours, soundings, and other measurements of the depth at or below a shared vertical datum. | 92 | |
| BEACH_ZONE | A tract of land defined from the shoreline inland for a predetermined distance, or to the first existence of a mode of transportation, and from the shoreline seaward to a predetermined depth. | 93 | |
| BEACON | A fixed, usually elevated, device that serves as an aid to marine or aeronautical navigation, usually by emitting a signal warning of its location, such as a flashing light or radar pulse. | 94 | |
| BENCHMARK | A reference mark on a permanent object indicating elevation relative to an established vertical datum. | 95 | |
| BIOLOGIC_HAZARD | A region in which a biologic substance that can kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate a person or animal through its physiological properties, is present; usually dispersed over a surface or within the atmosphere. | EC CHEMICAL_HAZARD, EC RADIOLOGIC_HAZARD | 96 |
| BIVOUAC_SITE | A site containing a temporary, usually unsheltered, encampment, e.g., a bivouac. | 97 | |
| BLAST_BARRIER | A barrier used to divert or dissipate jet or propeller blast. | 98 | |
| BLAST_FURNACE | A heat chamber used for smelting iron ore. | 99 | |
| BLOCKHOUSE | A military fortification constructed of sturdy material, such as concrete, and designed with ports for defensive firing or observation. | 100 | |
| BOARDWALK | A walkway made of wooden planks, e.g., a boardwalk. | EC JETTY | 101 |
| BOAT_LIFT | A mechanical device for lifting vessels between two levels, other than a lock. | EC HYDROGRAPHIC_LOCK | 102 |
| BOAT_TURNING_BASIN | A section of canal or navigable waterway in which a barge or other vessel can be turned. | 103 | |
| BOATING_CLUB | The buildings, grounds, and docks of an organization that promotes and supports yachting, sailing and boating. | 104 | |
| BOG | A tract of land having a wet, spongy, acidic substrate composed chiefly of sphagnum moss and peat in which characteristic shrubs and herbs and sometimes trees usually grow. | EC MARSH, EC SWAMP | 105 |
| BOLLARD | A post on a wharf used for fastening mooring lines. | 106 | |
| BOMBORA_REGION | An expanse of water where waves form over a submerged offshore reef or rock, sometimes (in very calm weather or at high tide) nearly swelling but in other conditions breaking heavily and producing a dangerous stretch of broken water. | EC BREAKER_REGION, EC OVERFALL_REGION, EC REEF, EC TIDE_RIP_REGION | 107 |
| BOOM | A floating barrier used to protect a river or harbour mouth or to create a sheltered expanse of water for storage purposes. | EC ICE_BOOM, EC LOG_BOOM | 108 |
| BOTANICAL_GARDEN | A culturally designated tract of land where plants and/or trees are displayed. | EC PARK | 109 |
| BOTTOM_CHARACTERISTIC | A characteristic of the ocean floor as determined by sampling methods, e.g., consistency, colour, and classification. | 110 | |
| BOTTOM_RETURN | A detectable active sonar return signal identified as the ocean bottom. | 111 | |
| BOTTOM_TOPO_CONFIGURATION | A significant configuration of ocean bottom topography. | EC OCEAN_FLOOR_PINNACLE, EC OCEAN_FLOOR_RIDGE, EC OCEAN_FLOOR_TRENCH | 112 |
| BOUNDARY | A line of demarcation between two regions. | 113 | |
| BOUNDARY_LINE | A line partially bounding a geographic coverage; a collection of boundary lines encloses all geographic objects in that coverage, e.g., water bodies, streets, land parcels, or buildings. | EC MAP_BOUNDARY | 114 |
| BOUNDARY_MONUMENT | A marker identifying the location of a surveyed boundary line. | 115 | |
| BREACH | A gap made in a fortification, wall, or other obstacle. | EC RAMPART, EC FORTIFICATION, EC WALL | 116 |
| BREAKER_REGION | An expanse of water where waves break over off-lying shoals (e.g., reefs) or near the shore. | EC OVERFALL_REGION, EC REEF | 117 |
| BREAKLINE | A line representing the demarcation of a sudden and significant change in the gradient of the terrain. | 118 | |
| BREAKWATER | A structure that protects a shore, harbour, anchorage, or basin from sea waves or swells by preventing them from reaching the protected expanse of water or reducing their magnitude. | EC GROIN, EC JETTY, EC MARITIME_MOLE | 119 |
| BREAKWATER_OR_GROIN | A structure that protects a harbour or beach from the forces of the sea, e.g., a breakwater or groin. May be further delineated specifically as EC BREAKWATER or EC GROIN. | EC JETTY, EC MARITIME_MOLE | 120 |
| BRIDGE | A structure that connects two points and carries pedestrian or vehicle traffic over an obstacle such as a body of water, a declivity, or another road, e.g., a bridge or viaduct. | EC OVERPASS | 121 |
| BRIDGE_OR_OVERPASS | A structure spanning and providing passage over a body of water, depression, or other obstacles, e.g., a bridge or overpass. May be further delineated specifically as EC BRIDGE or EC OVERPASS. | 122 | |
| BRIDGE_PIER | The supports, in the form of pillars or abutments, for the spans of a bridge. | EC BRIDGE | 123 |
| BRIDGE_PLATFORM | A parcel of land in which the terrain has been levelled or otherwise sculpted to support or secure a bridge abutment and/or pilings. | EC BRIDGE | 124 |
| BRIDGE_SPAN | A section of the bridge deck between successive supports such as pillars, piers, or abutments. | EC BRIDGE | 125 |
| BRIDGE_SUPERSTRUCTURE | Those elements of the bridge structure which are above the lowest deck. | EC BRIDGE, EC BRIDGE_TOWER | 126 |
| BRIDGE_TOWER | A tower or pylon from which the deck of a bridge is suspended. | EC BRIDGE | 127 |
| BRUSH_LAND | A tract of land covered by low-growing woody plants, e.g., scrub, brush, or bush. | EC SCRUB_LAND, EC TREED_TRACT | 128 |
| BUILDING | A fixed, relatively permanent structure, roofed and usually walled, and designed for human use and occupancy. | EC CABIN, EC HUT | 129 |
| BUILDING_COMPONENT | Part of a building, e.g., a roof, wall, door, window, or floor. | EC BUILDING | 130 |
| BUILDING_SUPERSTRUCTURE | A supplemental portion of a building that rises from the roof but is not considered to be part of the general roof line. | EC BUILDING | 131 |
| BUILT_UP_REGION | A region containing a concentration of buildings and other structures. | 132 | |
| BUNKER | A facility, which may be underground, used by the military either for location of command/control centres or for troop encampment. | EC UNDERGROUND_BUNKER | 133 |
| BURIAL_GROUND | A tract of land devoted to the burial of the dead. | EC CEMETERY | 134 |
| BURIED_POWER_TRNS_LINE | A system of below ground wires including their supports and conduit, which transmits electricity over distance. | EC CABLE, EC OVERHEAD_CABLE, EC POWER_TRNS_LINE | 135 |
| BUS_STATION | A structure or stopping place along a bus route for taking on and letting off passengers, or for servicing. | EC ROADSIDE_REST_STOP | 136 |