Table 5.10 -- EDCS classifications whose label begins with F
| Label | 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. | 388 |
| FABRICATION_FACILITY | A <FACILITY> including one or more <FABRICATION_BUILDING>s. | 389 |
| FACET | A polygonal facet used to represent an <OBJECT>. | 390 |
| FACILITY | A <REGION> that includes <MAN_MADE_OBJECT>s intended to serve a particular purpose; a facility. | 391 |
| FACTORY | A <BUILDING> containing <EQUIPMENT> for use in manufacturing; a factory. | 392 |
| FAIRGROUND | A <SITE> where permanent <STRUCTURE>s exist to hold outdoor fairs, circuses, or exhibitions; a fairground. | 393 |
| FARM | A <SITE> and including support <STRUCTURE>s used for agricultural or aquacultural production; a farm. | 394 |
| FARM_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> located on a <FARM>. | 395 |
| 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. | 396 |
| FENCE | A man-made <BARRIER> of relatively light construction used as an enclosure or <BOUNDARY>; a fence. | 397 |
| 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. | 398 |
| 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. | 399 |
| FERRY | A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> for transporting <HUMAN>s, <VEHICLE>s, or <CARGO> across a <WATER_BODY>; a ferry. | 400 |
| FERRY_CROSSING | A <MARINE_ROUTE> where a <FERRY> crosses from one <SHORE> to another; a ferry crossing. | 401 |
| FERRY_LOCATION | A <LOCATION> where a <FERRY> takes on or discharges its load. | 402 |
| FIDUCIAL_POINT | A <LOCATION> used as a basis of cadastral reference; a fiducial point. | 403 |
| FIELD_ARTILLERY | A large-calibre firing weapon; a field artillery piece. Examples: a howitzer and a cannon. | 404 |
| FIGHTER_WINGED_AIRCRAFT | A winged <AIRCRAFT> designed for fast maneuver aerial combat operations; a fighter aircraft. | 405 |
| FIGHTING_POSITION | A configuration of <LAND> and/or <STRUCTURE>s that is intended to accommodate <MILITARY_PERSONNEL>, military <EQUIPMENT>, and/or military <VEHICLE>s; that provides cover and concealment from direct and potentially indirect fire; and that affords effective weapon use; a fighting position. | 406 |
| FILLED_TERRAIN | <BUILT_UP_TERRAIN> that has been brought to a required higher <<TERRAIN_ELEVATION>> or levelled through the addition of <SOIL>, <ROCK>, or other <MATERIAL>s; filled terrain. | 407 |
| 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. | 408 |
| 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. | 409 |
| FIORD | A long, narrow, deep <INLET> of a <WATER_BODY> between <TERRAIN> with steep <<TERRAIN_SLOPE>>s; a fiord. | 410 |
| FIRE_AND_POLICE_STATION | A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> that houses both a <FIRE_STATION> and a <POLICE_STATION>. | 411 |
| FIRE_ESCAPE | An exterior <STRUCTURE> or <DEVICE> erected for emergency exit in the event of fire; a fire-escape. Example: an outside <STAIR> or ladder attached to a <BUILDING>. | 412 |
| FIRE_STATION | A <PUBLIC_SERVICE_STATION> that houses both fire-fighting <EQUIPMENT> and <PERSONNEL>; a fire station or firehouse. | 413 |
| FIREBREAK | A cleared or ploughed <TERRAIN_STRIP> that is constructed as a <BARRIER> against the spread of a forest or prairie fire; a firebreak. | 414 |
| FISH | A cold-blooded aquatic <VERTEBRATE> possessing gills and fins; a fish. | 415 |
| FISH_HATCHERY | An enclosed <REGION> and associated <STRUCTURE>s used for the breeding and/or rearing of <FISH>; a fish hatchery. | 416 |
| FISH_LADDER | A series of ascending pools constructed to enable <FISH> to swim upstream over (or around) a <DAM>; a fish ladder. | 417 |
| FISH_SCHOOL | A naturally occurring grouping of <FISH> that persists over a significant period; a fish school. | 418 |
| FISH_STAKE_REGION | A <REGION> where <POLE_STRUCTURE>s or <STAKE>s are placed in shallow <WATER> to outline a fishing ground or to catch <FISH>. | 419 |
| FISH_TRAP | A <FENCE> or enclosure <DEVICE> set in a <WATER_BODY> to catch <FISH>; a fish trap. | 420 |
| FISHING_BOAT | A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed or designated to catch <FISH> for either commercial or leisure purposes; a fishing boat. | 421 |
| FISHING_FACILITY | A <FACILITY> involved in fishing, the raising of <FISH>, or the storage or transportation of either <MATERIAL>s important to or the results of the production of <FISH>. | 422 |
| FISHING_HARBOUR | A <HARBOUR> that is primarily used by <FISHING_BOAT>s. | 423 |
| FLAGPOLE | A <POLE_STRUCTURE> on which a flag is raised; a flagstaff or flagpole. | 424 |
| FLARE_PIPE | An open-ended <PIPE> at which waste gases are burned; a flare pipe or flare stack. | 425 |
| FLEXIBLE_RESTRAINT | A physical connection between two independent <OBJECT>s (for example: between a <VESSEL> and a mooring <BUOY> or <BOLLARD>). Examples: a <CHAIN> and a <LOAD_CABLE>. | 426 |
| FLIGHT_LEVEL | A <SURFACE> of constant <<ATM_PRESSURE>> that is measured in relation to the specific pressure <DATUM> 1 013,25 hectopascal and is separated from other such <SURFACE>s by specific pressure intervals. | 427 |
| 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. | 428 |
| 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. | 429 |
| FLOOD_BARRAGE | An artificial obstruction placed in a <WATERCOURSE> to raise the level of the <WATER> or to divert it; a flood barrage. | 430 |
| 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. | 431 |
| FLOOR | A layer of <MATERIAL> (for example: board, brick, or stone) in a <ROOM> or <VEHICLE> on which <HUMAN>s tread; a floor. | 432 |
| FLOOR_CRAWL_SPACE | A space under a <FLOOR> that is of restricted but sufficient <<HEIGHT>> for crawling; a crawl space. | 433 |
| FLOOR_LEVEL | A <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. | 434 |
| FLUID_BOUNDARY_LAYER | The layer of fluid in the immediate vicinity of a <SURFACE> where frictional forces control fluid flow; a fluid boundary layer. | 435 |
| FLUME | An open, inclined <WATERCOURSE> that carries <WATER> for use in such operations as mining or logging; a flume. | 436 |
| FOG | A thick cloud of minute droplets of <WATER> suspended in an <ATMOSPHERE> at or near a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; fog. | 437 |
| FOG_REGION | A <REGION> of <FOG> at or near a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>. | 438 |
| FOG_SIGNAL_DEVICE | A <DEVICE> that produces a warning signal as an <AID_TO_NAVIGATION> during periods of low visibility, especially due to <FOG>. | 439 |
| FOOD_OVEN | <EQUIPMENT> consisting of a chamber or enclosed compartment for heating, baking, or roasting food; an oven or stove. | 440 |
| FORD | A shallow <REGION> in a <WATER_BODY> used as a <CROSSING> by <VEHICLE>s or <ANIMAL>s; a ford. | 441 |
| FORESHORE | A <COMPONENT> of the <SHORE> or <BEACH> that lies between the low water mark and the <COASTLINE> or <SHORELINE>; a foreshore. The same condition may exist in non-contiguous offshore <LOCATION>s. | 442 |
| 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. | 443 |
| FOREST | A <TRACT> containing a substantial number of closely spaced <TREE>s; a forest. | 444 |
| FOREST_PRESERVE | A <FOREST> that is protected from logging and other human activities detrimental to the environment; a forest preserve. | 445 |
| FORT | A permanently fortified <STRUCTURE> that may be stationed with <MILITARY_PERSONNEL> and is generally walled or heavily fenced with overwatch positions; a fort. | 446 |
| FORTIFICATION | A <STRUCTURE> constructed for the military defence of a <SITE>; a fortification. | 447 |
| FOUNTAIN | A <STRUCTURE> built for one or more jets of <WATER> to spout and fall into; a fountain. | 448 |
| 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. | 449 |
| 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. | 450 |
| FRIGATE | A <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> that is smaller than a <CRUISER> and is designed for escort operations; a frigate. | 451 |
| FROZEN_PRECIPITATION_FIELD | A large <TRACT> that is permanently covered by <SNOW> or <ICE>; a snowfield or an ice field. | 452 |
| FUNGUS | A <LIVING_ORGANISM> of the kingdom Fungi, the members of which lack chlorophyll and grow on and obtain nutriment from organic matter; fungus. Examples: a <MUSHROOM>, a toadstool, a mould, a rust, a yeast, and a fungus constituent of a <LICHEN>. | 453 |
| FURNITURE | Movable, functional articles, whether useful or ornamental, usually found in a <BUILDING>; furniture. | 454 |
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