Table 5.16 -- EDCS classifications whose label begins with L
| Label | Definition | Code |
| LAGOON | An enclosed <REGION> of salt or brackish <WATER> separated from a larger <WATER_BODY> by some more or less effective, but not complete, <BARRIER> such as low bank of <SAND>; a lagoon. | 588 |
| LAKE | <INLAND_WATER> without significant flow that is surrounded by <LAND>; a lake. | 589 |
| LAKE_CENTRE_LINE | The <CENTRE_LINE> of a <LAKE> as it connects to related <RIVER>s. | 590 |
| LAND | <TERRAIN> that is not permanently covered by <WATER>; land. | 591 |
| LAND_EASEMENT | A deeded <PARCEL> granting easement for a specific purpose (for example: overhead <POWER_TRANSMISSION_LINE>s or access to a <PARKING_GARAGE>); a land easement. | 592 |
| LAND_FISH_HATCHERY | A <FISH_HATCHERY> located entirely on <LAND>. | 593 |
| LAND_FLOODING_PERIODICALLY | A <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> periodically covered by floodwater, excluding tidal <WATER>s; land flooding periodically. | 594 |
| LAND_MINEFIELD | A <MINEFIELD> on <LAND>. | 595 |
| LAND_WATER_BOUNDARY | A <BOUNDARY> where <LAND> is in contact with a <WATER_BODY>. | 596 |
| LANDFILL | A <TRACT> used for solid waste disposal by burying refuse between layers of <SOIL> to fill in or reclaim low-lying <LAND>; a landfill. | 597 |
| LANDING_CRAFT | A small <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> designed to convey <PERSONNEL> and <EQUIPMENT> from larger <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL>s to <SHORE> during landing operations; a landing craft. | 598 |
| LANDSLIDE | A mass of <SOIL> or <ROCK> that has slipped down from a <CLIFF> or <MOUNTAIN>; a landslide. | 599 |
| LATERAL_BUOYAGE_INDICATION | A <LOCATION> in a <WATER_BODY> where a <DIRECTION> away from seaward is specified that indicates how a lateral buoyage <SYSTEM> should be interpreted. | 600 |
| LAUNCH_PAD | A designated <SITE> or <STRUCTURE> from which a rocket or <MISSILE> is launched; a launch pad. | 601 |
| LEDGE | A narrow, flat <SURFACE> or shelf, especially one that projects (for example: from a <CLIFF>); a ledge. | 602 |
| LEGATION_BUILDING | A <BUILDING> in a foreign country that houses a diplomatic mission that ranks below an embassy; a legation building. | 603 |
| LEVEE | An <EMBANKMENT> to prevent the overflow of a <RIVER>; a levee. | 604 |
| LEVEL_CROSSING | The intersection of a <ROAD> and a <RAILWAY> or of two <RAILWAY>s on the same vertical level; a level crossing or on-grade crossing. | 605 |
| LIBRARY | A <BUILDING> in which literary and artistic materials (for example: books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, or tapes) are kept for reading, reference, or lending; a library. | 606 |
| LICHEN | A composite <LIVING_ORGANISM> formed by the association of <ALGA> with <FUNGUS> and occurring as encrusting or branching friable growths on <SURFACE>s, to which they give a green, grey, or yellow colour; a lichen. | 607 |
| LIFT | <EQUIPMENT> consisting of a platform, which is often enclosed, that is raised and lowered in a vertical shaft to transport <HUMAN>s, <EQUIPMENT>, or <MATERIAL>s; a lift or (US) elevator. | 608 |
| LIFT_SHAFT | A vertical passageway in a <BUILDING> used for a <LIFT>; a lift shaft. | 609 |
| LIGHT | An <OBJECT> that is a source of illumination visible to the eye of <HUMAN>s; a light. | 610 |
| LIGHT_INDUSTRIAL_FACILITY | A <FACILITY> devoted to the manufacture of goods (for example: electronic <DEVICE>s or software) that generally require only limited <MATERIAL> and energy inputs; a light industrial facility. | 611 |
| LIGHT_SUPPORT_STRUCTURE | A <STRUCTURE> serving as a support for one or more <LIGHT>s. | 612 |
| LIGHT_WINGED_AIRCRAFT | A winged <AIRCRAFT> with a maximum capacity of 10 persons; a light aircraft. | 613 |
| LIGHTHOUSE | A distinctive <STRUCTURE> exhibiting one or more <LIGHT>s designed to serve as an <AID_TO_NAVIGATION>; a lighthouse. | 614 |
| LIGHTING | A <SET> of <LIGHT>s providing illumination for a <REGION> or <OBJECT>; lighting. | 615 |
| LIGHTNING | The sudden bright light produced by electric discharge between <CLOUD>s or between a <CLOUD> and a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>; lightning. | 616 |
| LIGHTSHIP | A distinctively marked, manned <WATER_SURFACE_VESSEL> anchored or moored at a defined <LOCATION> to serve as a <MARINE_AID_TO_NAVIGATION>; a lightship. | 617 |
| LINE | A curve connecting <LOCATION>s having a common property; a line or a curve. | 618 |
| LIQUID_DIFFUSER | <EQUIPMENT> located at or below water level where liquids (for example: cooling <WATER>) are spread out; a diffuser. | 619 |
| LIVESTOCK_PEN | An enclosed <TERRAIN_SURFACE_REGION> in which livestock are temporarily kept; a livestock pen, a feedlot or a stockyard. | 620 |
| LIVING_ORGANISM | A living thing; a living organism or life-form. | 621 |
| LOAD_CABLE | A rope, fibre, or heavy gauge steel <WIRE> or group of <WIRE>s formed into one continuous strand and used for support, lifting, hauling, and other load-supporting functions; a cable. | 622 |
| LOCAL_PARK | A <TRACT> that is maintained for recreational and ornamental purposes and set aside for public use, generally with few or no <BUILDING>s and located within an urban <BUILT_UP_REGION>. | 623 |
| LOCALIZED_ATM_SUSPENSION | A localized <CLOUD> or <NON_AQUEOUS_CLOUD>; a localized atmospheric suspension. | 624 |
| LOCATION | A spatial location. | 625 |
| LOCATION_PROPERTY_SET | A <PROPERTY_SET> describing the properties of a <LOCATION>. | 626 |
| LOCK_BASIN | The portion of a <HYDROGRAPHIC_LOCK> bounded by <LOCK_GATE>s at each end; a lock basin. | 627 |
| LOCK_GATE | A pair of massive, hinged <DOOR>s at the end of a <HYDROGRAPHIC_LOCK>; a lock gate. | 628 |
| LOCOMOTIVE_ENGINE | A self-propelled <VEHICLE> designed to move <RAIL_WAGON>s on a <RAILWAY_TRACK>; a locomotive engine. | 629 |
| LOG | An unhewn portion of a felled <TREE>; a log. | 630 |
| LOG_BOOM | A <WATER_BODY_BOOM> designed to keep <LOG>s ready for a <SAWMILL> from floating away; a log boom. | 631 |
| LOG_CRIB | A <LOG_OBSTACLE> that is formed in a cribwork and filled with <SOIL> and <ROCK>s. | 632 |
| LOG_OBSTACLE | A <TERRAIN_OBSTACLE> constructed primarily of <LOG>s. | 633 |
| LOG_RAMP | A <RAMP> used to dump <LOG>s into a <WATER_BODY> for transport or to haul <LOG>s out of the <WATER_BODY> for processing; a log ramp. | 634 |
| LOGGING_SITE | A <TRACT> of <VEGETATION> that is being exploited for lumber resources; a logging site. | 635 |
| LOW_CLOUD | A <CLOUD> of the genus stratocumulus or stratus. Also the base of a <CLOUD> of the genus cumulus; cumulonimbus; or, occasionally, nimbostratus; a low cloud. | 636 |
| LOW_CLOUD_CEILING_REGION | A <REGION> in which the <<ATM_CEILING>> due to <CLOUD>s is less than 152,4 metres (500 feet) above the <PLANETARY_SURFACE>. | 637 |
| LOW_PRESSURE_CENTRE | The <LOCATION> of the centre of a <REGION> of low <<ATM_PRESSURE>> in the <ATMOSPHERE>. | 638 |
| LOW_VISIBILITY_REGION | A <REGION> of reduced visibility near a <PLANETARY_SURFACE>. | 639 |
| LOW_WATER_LINE | The intersection of the plane of low water with the <SHORE>; the <LINE> along a <COAST> or <BEACH> to which the <SEA> recedes at low water; a low water line or drying line. | 640 |
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