Table 5.7 -- EDCS classifications whose label begins with C
| Label | Definition | Code |
| CABIN | A <BUILDING> at a remote or wilderness <LOCATION>; a cabin. | 179 |
| CADASTRAL_CONSTRUCTION | A <STRUCTURE> with unique characteristics used to support cadastral surveys. | 180 |
| CADASTRAL_CONTROL_POINT | A <LOCATION> used for locating and orienting a cadastral survey; a cadastral control point. | 181 |
| CAIRN | A heap of <ROCK>s piled up as a <MEMORIAL_MONUMENT> or a landmark; a cairn. | 182 |
| CAISSON | A <GATE> at the end of a <DRY_DOCK> that excludes the <WATER> after pumping out the <DRY_DOCK>, often containing the pumping engines; a caisson. | 183 |
| CALLING_IN_POINT | A <LOCATION> some distance from a <HARBOUR> at which the navigator of a <VESSEL> notifies the authority for that <HARBOUR> of the position of the <VESSEL>; a calling in point. | 184 |
| CALVARY_CROSS | A <STRUCTURE> that is mounted on a pedestal and composed of an upright member with a shorter horizontal member centred at approximately two thirds of the <<HEIGHT>> of the upright member; a Calvary cross. | 185 |
| CAMBER | A small <WATER_BODY_SHELTER_BASIN>, usually with a narrow <STRUCTURE_ENTRANCE>, situated inside a <HARBOUR>; a camber. | 186 |
| CAMP | A <TRACT> where <TENT>s or <BUILDING>s serve as temporary residences; a camp. | 187 |
| CAMPGROUND | A <TRACT> designed for camping; a campground. | 188 |
| CANAL | A man-made or improved natural <WATERCOURSE> used for <TRANSPORTATION>, irrigation, or movement of <WATER>; a canal. | 189 |
| CANAL_CENTRE_LINE | The <CENTRE_LINE> of a <CANAL>. | 190 |
| CANAL_ROUTE | A navigable <MARINE_ROUTE> consisting primarily of <CANAL>s but sometimes including <LAKE>s, <RESERVOIR>s, or other <WATER_BODY>s. | 191 |
| CANYON | A deep <GORGE>, frequently with a <RIVER> at its bottom; a canyon. | 192 |
| CAPITOL_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> in which a national or sub-national legislature meets; a capitol building. | 193 |
| CARGO | The goods carried by a <VEHICLE>; a cargo or load. | 194 |
| CARGO_CONTAINER | A large reusable <CONTAINER> that is designed for the efficient handling of <CARGO> by accommodating smaller cartons or cases in a single shipment. | 195 |
| CARGO_CONTAINER_FACILITY | A <FACILITY> used to store <CARGO_CONTAINER>s. | 196 |
| CARNIVORE | A <MAMMAL> of the order Carnivora; a carnivore. Examples: a dog, a cat, a bear, and a seal. | 197 |
| CARPENTRY_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> in which wooden <OBJECT>s are manufactured or repaired; a carpentry building or a carpentry shop. | 198 |
| CART_TRACK | An unimproved <ROAD>; a cart track. | 199 |
| CASTLE | A large fortified <BUILDING> or <SET> of <BUILDING>s with thick <WALL>s, usually dominating the surrounding <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>; a castle. | 200 |
| CATALYTIC_CRACKER | A <DEVICE> in which the separation of <PETROLEUM> is carried out in the presence of a catalyst; a catalytic cracker. | 201 |
| CATHEDRAL | A large, imposing <WORSHIP_PLACE>; a cathedral. | 202 |
| CATHOLIC_CATHEDRAL | The principal <CHURCH> of a diocese, containing the bishop's throne; a Catholic cathedral. | 203 |
| CATWALK | A suspended narrow footway or platform; a catwalk. | 204 |
| CAUSEWAY | A raised <ROAD> supported by a solid <STRUCTURE> and/or raised <LAND> providing a <TERRAIN_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE> across either wet <TERRAIN> or an intertidal <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION>; a causeway. | 205 |
| CAVE | A natural subterranean chamber or series of chambers open to the <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; a cave. | 206 |
| CAVITATION | The turbulent formation, generally mechanically induced and including growth and collapse, of bubbles in a fluid, occurring when the static pressure at any <LOCATION> in fluid flow is less than the fluid vapour pressure; cavitation. | 207 |
| CAVITATION_NOISE | The noise produced in a liquid by the collapse of bubbles that have been created by <CAVITATION>. | 208 |
| CAY | A small insular <TRACT>, usually of <SAND> or <CORAL>, with scant <VEGETATION>; a cay or small coral shoal. | 209 |
| CEASE_FIRE_LINE | A <LINE> along which active hostilities are suspended; a cease fire line. | 210 |
| CEILING_CRAWL_SPACE | A space above a <ROOM_CEILING> providing access to ducts and of sufficient height for crawling; a ceiling crawl space. | 211 |
| CEMETERY | A <SITE> and associated <STRUCTURE>s devoted to the burial of the dead; a cemetery. | 212 |
| CEMETERY_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> associated with a <CEMETERY>. | 213 |
| CENTRE_LINE | A real or imaginary <LINE> indicating or marking the cross-sectional centre of an <OBJECT> along its primary extent; a centre-line. | 214 |
| CEPHALOPOD | A <MOLLUSC> of the class Cephalopoda, members of which have a well-developed head surrounded by tentacles; a cephalopod. Examples: a cuttlefish, an octopus, a nautilus, and extinct forms such as an ammonite. | 215 |
| CHAIN | A flexible length formed of metal links, rods, or plates, used as a tensioner and to drag, lift, support, or restrain <OBJECT>s; a chain. | 216 |
| CHANCERY | A <BUILDING> containing an office for public records; a chancery. | 217 |
| CHANGE_LINE | A <LINE> within a <REGION> indicating where the properties of the <REGION> change significantly; a change line. | 218 |
| CHANGE_POINT | A <LOCATION> on a linear <OBJECT> where the properties of the <OBJECT> change significantly; a change point. | 219 |
| CHAPEL | A Christian <WORSHIP_PLACE>, especially one that is attached to a private <HOUSE> or institution or one that is a separate part of a larger <BUILDING>; a chapel. | 220 |
| CHECKPOINT | An official <SITE> to register, declare, or check goods and <HUMAN>s; a checkpoint. | 221 |
| CHEMICAL_HAZARD_REGION | A <REGION> in which a chemical substance is present that can kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate a <HUMAN> or <NON_HUMAN_ANIMAL> through its physiological properties. The chemical substance is usually dispersed over a <SURFACE> or within the <ATMOSPHERE>. | 222 |
| CHIMNEY | A <COMBUSTION_PRODUCT_DISCHARGE_STRUCTURE> that is a <BUILDING_COMPONENT>, attached to and rising above the <ROOF> of the <BUILDING>; a chimney. | 223 |
| CHRISTIAN_TEMPLE | A <WORSHIP_PLACE> for public Christian worship; a temple. | 224 |
| CHURCH | A <WORSHIP_PLACE> for public, especially Christian, worship; a church. | 225 |
| CIRCULAR_IRRIGATION_SYSTEM | An elevated irrigation <SYSTEM> revolving around a central pivot <LOCATION>; a circular irrigation system. | 226 |
| CISTERN | A man-made <CONTAINER> used for the collection or storage of <RAIN>; a cistern. | 227 |
| CITY | A concentration of <DWELLING>s, <COMMERCIAL_BUILDING>s, <INDUSTRIAL_BUILDING>s, and other <STRUCTURE>s where <HUMAN>s have settled that is larger than a <TOWN> and usually smaller than a <BUILT_UP_REGION>; a city. | 228 |
| CITY_HALL | The <MUNICIPAL_HALL> of a <CITY>. | 229 |
| CIVILIAN_MOTOR_VEHICLE | A <MOTOR_VEHICLE> used for civilian activities. | 230 |
| CIVILIAN_PERSONNEL | <PERSONNEL> that are not members of an armed force; civilian personnel. | 231 |
| CLAIM_LINE | A <BOUNDARY> of a <REGION> that is unilaterally claimed by one political group without consent or negotiation with another; a claim line. | 232 |
| CLIFF | A perpendicular or steep face of <ROCK> in the <TERRAIN> of considerable <<HEIGHT>>; a cliff. | 233 |
| CLIFF_BOTTOMLINE | A <LINE> representing the demarcation of a sudden and significant change in the gradient of the terrain relief occurring at the bottom of a <CLIFF>. | 234 |
| CLIFF_DWELLING | A <DWELLING> built into the recesses of a <CLIFF>. | 235 |
| 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>. | 236 |
| CLOSET | A small <ROOM> belonging with and opening to a larger <ROOM>; a closet. | 237 |
| 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>; a cloud. | 238 |
| 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>; the cloud base. | 239 |
| 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; a cloud layer. | 240 |
| 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>; the cloud top. | 241 |
| COAST | A <TERRAIN_STRIP> of indefinite <<WIDTH>> that extends from the <COASTLINE> inland to the first major change in the <TERRAIN>; a coast. | 242 |
| COASTLINE | The <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY> where the <COAST> and the <SHORE> are in contact; a coastline. | 243 |
| COLD_FRONT | Any non-occluded front which moves in such a way that cold <AIR> replaces warm <AIR>; a cold front. | 244 |
| COLLEGIATE_CAMPUS | The <BUILDING>s and <GROUNDS> of an institution offering special instruction in professional or technical subjects, which may also include <FACILITY>s for research and the award of advanced degrees; a university campus or college campus. | 245 |
| COMBAT_STORES_VESSEL | A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed or designated to support underway replenishment of <COMBAT_SUPPORT_VESSEL>s and <COMBATANT_VESSEL>s; a combat stores vessel. | 246 |
| COMBAT_SUPPORT_VEHICLE | A <VEHICLE> designed or designated to provide support and operational assistance to <COMBATANT_VEHICLE>s; a combat support vehicle. | 247 |
| COMBAT_SUPPORT_VESSEL | A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed or designated to provide support and operational assistance to <COMBATANT_VESSEL>s; a combat support vessel. | 248 |
| COMBATANT_VEHICLE | A <VEHICLE> designed or designated to participate in military combat operations as a combatant. | 249 |
| COMBATANT_VESSEL | A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed or designated to participate in military combat operations as a combatant. | 250 |
| COMBUSTION_PRODUCT_DISCHARGE- _STRUCTURE |
A vertical <STRUCTURE> containing a passage or flue for discharging <SMOKE> and gases of combustion; a combustion product discharge structure. | 251 |
| COMET | A celestial <OBJECT> 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; a comet. | 252 |
| COMMERCIAL_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> used to conduct business activities; a commercial building. | 253 |
| COMMERCIAL_WINGED_AIRCRAFT | A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed or designated for use in commerce. | 254 |
| COMMUNICATION_FACILITY | A <FACILITY> including one or more <COMMUNICATION_STATION>s. | 255 |
| COMMUNICATION_STATION | A <BUILDING> in which communication signals are processed or controlled; a communication station. Examples: a telephone switching station, a microwave repeater station, a <SATELLITE_GROUND_STATION>, cellular telephone <EQUIPMENT>, and a land-line telephone or telegraph repeater station. | 256 |
| COMMUNICATION_TOWER | A <TOWER> used for supporting an <AERIAL> for transmitting and/or receiving electronic communication signals. | 257 |
| COMMUNITY_RECREATION_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> used for recreational exercise and minor sports competitions, which typically serves a small <TOWN>, community, or local <BUILT_UP_REGION>; a community recreation building or a community centre. | 258 |
| COMMUNITY_RECREATION_FACILITY | A <FACILITY> including one or more <COMMUNITY_RECREATION_BUILDING>s. | 259 |
| COMPLEX_OUTLINE | The <BOUNDARY> delimiting a <REGION> in which two or more like <OBJECT>s have the same function; a complex outline. | 260 |
| COMPLEX_TERMINAL_ROUTE | A <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; a complex terminal route. | 261 |
| COMPONENT | An <OBJECT> that is a constituent part of another (aggregate) <OBJECT> but, by itself, does not fulfill the function of the aggregate; a component. | 262 |
| CONSULATE | A <BUILDING> housing the residence 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; a consulate. | 263 |
| CONTACT_ZONE | A <TERRAIN_STRIP> that is 3 metres wide and limited on one side by the <LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY> of a <WATER_BODY> under average water level conditions; a contact zone. | 264 |
| CONTAINER | A <DEVICE> designed to contain <MATERIAL>s; a container. | 265 |
| CONTOUR | An elevation or depression <ISOPLETH>; a contour. | 266 |
| CONTROL_PANEL | A panel on which are mounted switches, dials, and other mechanisms for the remote control or operation of electrical or other <EQUIPMENT>. | 267 |
| CONTROL_TOWER | A <TOWER> that houses <PERSONNEL> and <EQUIPMENT> used to control the flow of traffic on a <TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>; a control tower. | 268 |
| CONTROL_VALUE | A value of an EDCS Attribute or an algorithmic quantity to be used in evaluating an algorithmic expression; a control value. | 269 |
| CONTROLLED_AIRSPACE | A designated <AIRSPACE> within which some or all <AIRCRAFT> may be subjected to air traffic control; a controlled airspace. | 270 |
| CONVENT | A religious community (usually Christian) living together under discipline, especially such a community of, or institution for, women; a convent. | 271 |
| CONVEYOR | <EQUIPMENT> for moving <MATERIAL>s from place to place on a moving belt or series of rollers; a conveyor. | 272 |
| COOLING_TOWER | A <TOWER> used to cool liquids; a cooling tower. | 273 |
| CORAL | A hard calcareous <MATERIAL> consisting of the continuous skeleton of marine coelenterate polyps; coral. | 274 |
| CORRECTIONAL_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> within which persons convicted or accused of crimes are confined; a penitentiary or correctional building. | 275 |
| CORRECTIONAL_FACILITY | A <FACILITY> including one or more <CORRECTIONAL_BUILDING>s; a correctional facility. | 276 |
| COUNTY_HALL | A <BUILDING> that houses the main offices of a county government; a county hall or (US) court-house. | 277 |
| COURTYARD | An open <TRACT> surrounded by <WALL>s and/or <BUILDING>s that is located within the precincts of a large <BUILDING>, <CASTLE>, or <BUILT_UP_REGION>; a courtyard. | 278 |
| COVERED_WATERCOURSE | A covered portion of a <WATERCOURSE>, preventing its observation. | 279 |
| 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; a crane. | 280 |
| CREVASSE | A deep crack or fissure in a <GLACIER>, which results from differential movement of <ICE>, or a deep vertical opening in the <TERRAIN> that appears after an earthquake; a crevasse. | 281 |
| CREVICE | A narrow opening or fissure produced by a crack in the <TERRAIN>, especially in <ROCK>; a crevice. | 282 |
| CRIB | A permanent <STRUCTURE> set in a <WATER_BODY>, framed with heavy wooden beams, and sunken with <ROCK>s or other debris, usually designed to support or elevate <PIPELINE>s; especially a <STRUCTURE> enclosing a screening <DEVICE> at the offshore end of a potable <WATER_INTAKE>; a crib. | 283 |
| CROP_LAND | A <TRACT> that has been tilled for the planting of crops. | 284 |
| CROSS_COUNTRY_BARRIER | A permanent or semi-permanent <BARRIER> placed across any <TERRAIN> to prevent <VEHICLE> or pedestrian traffic. | 285 |
| CROSSING | A <LOCATION> where <TERRAIN_TRANSPORTATION_ROUTE>s intersect or cross at the same vertical level; a crossing. Examples: a railway crossing, a road intersection, and a <FORD>. | 286 |
| CRUISER | A fast, medium tonnage <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> operating over a long cruising radius; a cruiser. | 287 |
| CRUSTACEAN | An <ARTHROPOD> of the large class Crustacea, mainly aquatic and hard-shelled; a crustacean. Examples: a crab, a lobster, a shrimp, and a woodlouse. | 288 |
| CULVERT | A <SEWER> or drain crossing under a <ROAD>, <RAILWAY>, or <EMBANKMENT> without affecting the construction of the crossed <OBJECT>; a culvert. | 289 |
| CURRENT | A body of a fluid that is flowing in a definite <DIRECTION>; a current. | 290 |
| CUSTOMS_HOUSE | A <GOVERNMENT_BUILDING> serving as a <CHECKPOINT> where customs duties are collected and shipments or <VEHICLE>s are cleared for entering or leaving a country; a customs house. | 291 |
| CYCLONE | A <REGION> of the <ATMOSPHERE> in which the <<ATM_PRESSURE>>s are lower than those of the surrounding <REGION> at the same <<ALTITUDE_MSL>>; a depression or cyclone. | 292 |
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