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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. FixedStructure fixed free-standing structure <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a human-constructed, freestanding object that exists in a fixed location. Examples include buildings, pyramids, the Great Wall of China, dams, bridges, elevated roadways, and canals. Such structures may have parts which are also instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> (e.g. bridge pilings) and parts which are not freestanding (e.g. the span of a bridge, or a room in a building). freestanding structures fixed free-standing structures fixed structures fixed freestanding structure freestanding structure free-standing structures free-standing structure fixed structure fixed freestanding structures movable bridge A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgD1IZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bridge</a>. Movable bridges are fixed structures, parts of which move to allow objects to travel past them. MovableBridge ArchBridge arch bridge A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgD1IZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bridge</a>. Arch bridges have abutments at each end and are shaped as curved arches. They transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust against the abutments at either side. The collection of all bird baths. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj3RZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FluidReservoir</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvtORV5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BirdBath</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rejmDbrF_QdeIENT1qpbYzQ" class="cyc_term">ArtifactTypeByGenericCategory</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>. bird bath BirdBath The collection of working port facilities that are owned and/or managed by a single organization (private or public). Each element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwRjaEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaportFacility</a> is either in the working port part of some element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPflcJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PortCity</a>, or is in a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWJJAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NavalShipBase</a>. (See <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvV6S75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Seaport</a>.) Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwRjaEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SeaportFacility</a> have both tangible and intangible aspects. port SeaportFacility member of { public place, building, terminal } (CollectionIntersectionFn (TheSet PublicPlace Building Terminal-TransferPoint)) speedway CarRacingFacility The collection of all permanent facilities that serve as the locations for <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwDfqkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProfessionalCarRaceEventType</a>s. Ordinarily, instances of CarRacingFacility include a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVizf5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CarRaceTrack</a>, concession stands, bleachers and/or a stadium, and parking facilities. terminal The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>s whose <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv-lujZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">primaryFunction</a> is to provide for a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvbjXG5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChangeOfConveyance</a> of goods or people. Examples include: a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4r09gVMi_gEdyAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">PortFacility</a> where cargo is loaded and unloaded from ships, an airport terminal where people are changing planes or changing from planes to other forms of transportation. Negative examples include bus stops, where most people probably just walk to the bus (though some transit centers may be marginal positive examples). A borderline case is subway stations where two or more lines meet; many passengers may be changing from one conveyance to another but many may just be walking there Terminal-TransferPoint tunnel Tunnel A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViOopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PathArtifact</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rWlYxOnS_EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">Underground</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwO2abpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tunnel</a> is a human-made pathway that goes underground. HighConcreteSecurityWall A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPu77JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Wall_Vertical</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rYvr_wAetEduAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">HumanlyInsurmountableObstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rAL3aPAe6EduAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">HighConcreteSecurityWall</a> is a high concrete wall designed to be insurmountable by unaided humans. high concrete security wall artificial structure for restraining flow of a stream; can be opened to release water lock WaterwayLock A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgD1IZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bridge</a>. Cantilever bridges are supported by cantilevers positioned towards the middle of the bridge. cantilever bridge CantileverBridge vehicle storage construct VehicleStorageConstruct The collection of constructs intended to store vehicles. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjTcpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanlyOccupiedSpatialObject</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQB9vJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VehicleStorageConstruct</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>. orbital launch facility A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4r09gVMi_gEdyAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">PortFacility</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rO34Rci_JEdyAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpaceLaunchFacility</a> is a port built for <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQtlDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Spacecraft</a>. SpaceLaunchFacility WatercraftLanding watercraft landing A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4r3p3DrK1hEdqAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">WatercraftLanding</a> is a place where watercraft receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities. bridge A specialzation of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4r3OvFOHS_EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">SuspendedPathArtifact</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWjXAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TransportFacility</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgD1IZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bridge</a>s are elevated roadways, usually over water or some other pathway artifact. Bridge (ResourceWithURIFn "http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Lighthouse") "http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Lighthouse" Bridge-Permanent The collection of all permament bridges. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgD1IZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bridge</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwVRPmJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bridge_Permanent</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rRHFzqrgzEdqAAAACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">LandTransportationTerrainFeatureType</a>. permanent bridge ShoppingMallBuilding shopping mall A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj7KJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Building</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViggZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernShelterConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj_SJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShoppingMallBuilding</a> is a building that houses a number of retail store spaces. Important specializatins are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rc2LOmLseQdiOG81x4hmgPA" class="cyc_term">StripMall</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rShrdDrsfQdiRNpufmUsTOQ" class="cyc_term">IndoorShoppingMall</a> (qq.v.). RoadwayJunction roadway junction The collection of junctions of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvyNjbZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Roadway</a>. Two important (non disjoint) specs are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPK0K5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Intersection_Street</a> (the collection of intersections of roadways in named urban areas) and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvkdLU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RoadwayJunction_Primary</a> (the collection of intersections of primary roads, see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rXnFiqHS6EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">Primary_RoadClassification</a>). A device used for supporting and preparing a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQwpMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GroundToOrbitVehicle</a> prior to launch. LaunchPad launch pad above-ground fuel storage tank AboveGroundFuelStorageTank Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rzLNxoBPnEdqAAAACs6hfSg" class="cyc_term">AboveGroundFuelStorageTank</a> is a large, cylindrical tank intended for the storage of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjZ6ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oil</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxdpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GasolineFuel</a> or other liquid petrochemicals. The capacity of these tanks can range upwards of 10,000 gallons. Fences -- fixed structures intended to prevent animals and people from crossing a boundary. Fence fencing compression arch suspended-deck bridge CompressionArchSuspendedDeckBridge A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rjdX_hJUaEdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">ArchBridge</a>. Compression arch suspended-deck bridges are arch bridges form which the transport decks are suspended, usually by cables. TrussBridge truss bridge A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgD1IZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bridge</a>. Truss bridges are supported by truss structures -- static structures consisting of straight slender members inter-connected at joints into triangular units. The area around a swimming pool. Typically paved or tiled, and used for relaxing and/or sunbathing. Patio furniture is found here. Poolside poolside A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkKcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FlowControlDevice</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwI-ylH1pEdqAAAACs6hnlQ" class="cyc_term">Jetty</a> are constructions that extend into a body of water from the shoreline, and are intended to direct currents. Applications incluse, but are not limited to, regulating river channels, fixing river mouths, and influencing the effects of tides. They are frequently made of timbers, earth and stone, or concrete. When constructed of earth and stone, jetties are only distinct from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPuw35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Breakwater</a>s in purpose. Jetty jetty The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvkfG4JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pipeline</a>s whose primary function is the transportation of petroleum products such as crude or refined oil (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQr1JJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PetroleumProduct</a>). See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvhNzKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GasPipeline</a>. oil pipeline OilPipeline A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQBn0ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cross_FixedStructure</a> is a freestanding cross-shaped construction artifact. A notable specialization is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rYPM8tFe8EdaQLQACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">Cross_TortureDevice</a>, instances of which are the crucifixes used by the Romans to crucify their victims (and a notable instance of which is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rYPM8tle8EdaQLQACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">CrossOfJesus</a>). <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQBn0ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cross_FixedStructure</a> also includes the crosses used by the Ku Klux Klan to terrorize their victims. Cross-FixedStructure cross The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvkfG4JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pipeline</a>s whose primary function is the transportation of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkASpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NaturalGas</a>. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvraFUpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OilPipeline</a>. GasPipeline gas pipeline A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViOopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PathArtifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PathForWheeledVehicles</a> is an artifact whose primary function is to serve as a path along which wheeled vehicles may move or park. Often such paths are paved, but they need not be. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PathForWheeledVehicles</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViRDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AirplaneRunway</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj2tJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ParkingLot</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvyNjbZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Roadway</a>. PathForWheeledVehicles wheeled vehicle route Tower tower A manmade structure, higher than its diameter, generally used for observation, storage, or electronic transmission. Mission-MissionaryCompound mission <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgHxppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mission_MissionaryCompound</a> is the collection of missionary compounds constructed by European settlers in the non-European world to promote <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjnvpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Catholicism</a>. In <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPce3JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TheTwentiethCenturyCE</a> they remain mostly as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPfOMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TouristAttraction</a>s. Dike structure restraining the spread of water, usually river or seawater dike <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4r93G_iLgpEdmAAAACs0x8nw" class="cyc_term">RadioObservatory</a> is a facility that is equipped with an array of antennae for receiving radio waves from space. RadioObservatory radio observatory MooringDolphin A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rphXTknM-EdqAAAACs6hnlQ" class="cyc_term">MooringDolphin</a> are fixed man-made structures which are not connected to the shore and are used for mooring <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvpniTJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Watercraft_Surface</a>s. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpNsktHM-EdqAAAACs6hnlQ" class="cyc_term">MooringABoat</a>. mooring dolphin Stadium stadium A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjPSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanHighOccupancyConstruct</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjtnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Stadium</a> is a large structure that can hold thousands of people, and is typically used for sports events or music concerts. Traditionally, stadiums are open-air structures; but some modern stadiums have roofs. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVic7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AgriculturalImplement</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a>. each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4roUWOYiTVQdeaYKoJUykkFQ" class="cyc_term">BalingStation</a> is a facility for baling agricultural products. baling station BalingStation Forts are analogous to campuses, or even miniature villages. They usually consist of a high stone wall enclosing an area with various buildings. There is often a watchtower. They were built to protect people from invaders. FortTheShelterRegion fortress modern shelter construction A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjNP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanShelterConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViggZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernShelterConstruction</a> is a construction artifact that provides comfortable shelter for humans during some of their daily activities. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViggZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernShelterConstruction</a> have the kinds of features found in modern-day buildings in Europe, the USA, and other technologically developed parts of the world, namely, amenities like doors, plumbing, electricity, and probably some kind of climate control system for maintaining humanly comfortable conditions indoors. Examples include the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViz65wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NewYorkHiltonAtBroadway</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQwaXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SydneyOperaHouse</a>, and instances of the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjwdpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernHumanResidence</a> (e.g., a newly built home in a suburban development or a renovated brownstone in New York City). ModernShelterConstruction well Well A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjHL5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PhysicalDevice</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPzjfpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Well</a> is a device for extracting liquids, usually water or petroleum, out from a reservoir under the ground. Generally, a well is a hole created by drilling or digging. Artificial lift devices (like <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVie9ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pump_Mechanical</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi285wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bucket</a>s) are also typically part of a well. member of { fixed structure, protrusion } (CollectionIntersectionFn (TheSet FixedStructure Protrusion)) A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rlIY0dq1gEdqAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">Pier</a> is a fixed, typically wooden walkway or platform that sticks into a body of water. Notable specializations include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgES8pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dock</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rlz9PLK1gEdqAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">RecreationalPier</a>. Pier pier SuspensionBridge suspension bridge A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgD1IZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bridge</a>. On suspension bridges the main load-bearing cables are suspended between towers and vertical suspender cables attached to the main load-bearing cables carry the weight of the deck below. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkKcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FlowControlDevice</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTZZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dam</a> is an artificial structure designed to restrain the flow of a stream. dam Dam skyscraper Modern, urban buildings with many, many stories. Often contain many offices. Skyscraper the union of { railroad, embankment, roadway } (CollectionUnionFn (TheSet Railway Embankment Roadway)) This is the collection fixed structures where weather data is collected by a variety of different <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rcLOYUPK4QdeHfvXnrK8wHQ" class="cyc_term">Sensor_Device</a>s. weather station WeatherStation ventilation shaft The collection of all more-or-less vertical passages through which harmful gases can ventilate out of (or outside air into) a relatively enclosed space. VentilationShaft The approximately one car-width wide part of a roadway designated for a car to stay in. lane LaneOfRoadway (CollectionUnionFn (TheSet Airport-Physical Heliport-Physical)) the union of { airport, heliport } piling Piling Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rnPixRqMCEdqAAAAOpmP6eA" class="cyc_term">ErosionProtectionStructure</a> is a fixed structure built to protect a region against soil erosion caused by water. Such structures include seawalls, breakwaters, groynes. These are built in or near the water and either run parallel to the shore or perpendicular to it. erosion protection structure ErosionProtectionStructure (ResourceWithURIFn "http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Hospital") "http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Hospital" A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rXyEcSvr8EdmAAAAOpmP6eA" class="cyc_term">FerryStation</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWjXAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TransportFacility</a> located near some <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViE_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BodyOfWater</a> whose primary purpose is to be a place where <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQCasJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ferry</a>s discharge and receive passengers. FerryStation ferry station A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1rJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MemorialMarker</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQwtQJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Monument</a> this collection is a large, imposing, and awe-inspiring memorial marker. See also the predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwVTPh5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">monumentHonors</a>. Monument monument breakwater structure A structure erected to break the force of waves at the entrance to a harbor or port. BreakwaterStructure airport A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWjXAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TransportFacility</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj-r5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Airport_Physical</a> is a facility which includes at least one runway where airplanes can take off and land. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj-r5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Airport_Physical</a> may also have terminals and an air control tower, in addition to having a runway. See also the related collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVifvJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AirportOrganization</a>. Airport-Physical The collection of all mausolea. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4r2E6qqSOuRUqLicI9e2xd3A" class="cyc_term">Mausoleum</a> is a free-standing building enclosing one or more tombs. Mausoleum mausoleum cable-stayed bridge A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgD1IZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bridge</a>. Cable-stayed bridges consist of one or more pillars from which with supporting cables descend to the deck. CableStayedBridge An area specifically designated for the takeoff and landing of helicopters. heliport Heliport-Physical temporary fixed bridge FixedBridge-Military The collection of military bridges which are fixed, as opposed to floating. Sub-collections of this collection include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvpCnd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeavyDrySupportBridge</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv-J88JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">M3MediumGirderBridge</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYXmPJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BaileyBridge_Military</a>, etc. grave site A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjO1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StorageConstruct</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQw2nJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Gravesite</a> is a place which has been used or is intended to be used as a place to store the remains of one or more dead humans. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQw2nJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Gravesite</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPzRbpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Graveyard</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQw2p5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tomb</a>. Gravesite covered bridge CoveredBridge Kind of bridge in which the pathway has walls on the sides and a roof. SubwayStation A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWjXAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TransportFacility</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvc4epZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SubwayStation</a> is located at least partly underground, on subway tracks, and its primary purpose is to be a place where subway trains discharge and receive passengers. subway station embankment Embankment A collection of fixed structures. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvlCLGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Embankment</a> is a long raised structure of earth, gravel, etc., used to hold back water or to carry a road or railroad. Building building A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjNP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HumanShelterConstruction</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj7KJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Building</a> is a (usually large) fixed structure with walls and a roof, and with some inside area or areas designed to be occupied by humans (but not necessarily as a residence). Examples include the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLIPtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EmpireStateBuilding</a>, Hearst Castle, an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjI9ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AircraftHangar</a> at O'Hare, a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWRPO5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Lighthouse</a> in the Mediterranean sea, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQwaXpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SydneyOperaHouse</a>, and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPzXP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WashingtonMonumentInWashingtonDC</a>. Where plays and such happen. Theater-PhysicalStructure theater lamppost Lamppost An outdoor lamppost or streetlight. monumental column The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvt102JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MonumentalColumn</a>s, each being a tall and thin, fixed, free-standing monumental column, often round in cross-section. Examples are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwUV2NJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrajansColumn</a> in Rome, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rveTqApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NelsonsColumn</a> in London. MonumentalColumn sidewalk Sidewalk The collection of all sidewalks. This does not include walkways that are part of a building. They are outside, and often made of concrete or of a series of flat stones placed on the ground. If the ground is covered in some way, and the path created is intended for walking, then it is a sidewalk. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViOopwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PathArtifact</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjkx5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Stairway</a> is a series of steps or flights of steps for passing from one level to another. A stairway has at least one step, and usually more. stairway Stairway The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4r_4bScKNtQdiVw7XtX-HN0Q" class="cyc_term">ClarifyingCollectionType</a> that are used by the <font color="#ff0000">#$KRAKEN</font> application to resolve natural language ambiguities. KE clarifying collection type KEClarifyingCollectionType non-agent-like place Place-NonAgent A collection of places which are not agent-like. Some things can be both places and exhibit agency; e.g., the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkKOJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfMiamiFL</a> is a region in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViELJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Florida_State</a>, and it also can enter into agreements with other cities (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv6EfGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Place_NonAgent</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjTtJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Place</a> that does NOT have any agency, e.g., <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi5xZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LakeErie</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjSdZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OuterSpace</a>. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ro3lluGJHQdiVxrZReHS-jQ" class="cyc_term">EnduringThing_Localized</a>. This collection may be thought of as consisting of all the entities which are localizable within the context of a geography, in the sense that they might plausibly be represented on a map. This includes both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> entities like <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>s, and also entities that may be wholly <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjjo5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Intangible</a>, like territorial borders and boundaries, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwVGrQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LatitudeLine</a>s and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvdq0oZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LongitudeLine</a>s, trajectories of missiles and courses of ships, and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPzQjJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EarthsEquator</a>. GeographicalThing geographical thing DB pedia OWL class DBPediaOWLClass A collection of collections. Each instance of this collection is a collection that corresponds to one of the classes in the DBPedia ontology. man-made structure A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a> is a structure designed and built by agents (human or otherwise). This collection includes buildings and parts of buildings, as well as things like dams, railroad lines, and roads. Examples include the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgEAb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RomanColiseum</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1lTJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArcDeTriomphe</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVwFKJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HooverDam</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLIPtpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EmpireStateBuilding</a>, and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgCp_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HollywoodBowl</a>. Note that the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a> includes some instances (such as instances of the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv28VbJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MannedSpacecraft</a>) that are not tied to a fixed location, as well as some instances (such as instances of the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQtof5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BridgeSpan</a>) that, although tied to a fixed location, are not free-standing artifacts. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a>, an important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>, is the collection of free-standing construction artifacts that are tied to a fixed location. ConstructionArtifact BT broaderTerm <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> <b>TERM1</b> <b>TERM2</b>)</code> means that <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is <i>broader</i> than <code><b>TERM1</b></code>, in an extremely general sense of &quot;broader&quot;. For example, <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code><b>TERM1</b></code> if any of the following hold:<br><br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection that subsumes <code><b>TERM1</b></code>; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection that has <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as an instance; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as parts; <br> <code><b>TERM2</b></code> has <code><b>TERM1</b></code> as a part; <br><br> This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> <b>TERM1</b> <b>TERM2</b>)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. SpatiallyDisjointObjectType type of object whose instances do not physically overlap A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is a collection C of spatial things (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjpUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatialThing</a>), where each of the spatial things in C is spatially disjoint with the other spatial things in C. <p/> For example, the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>, since dogs do not spatially overlap. Even pregnant dogs do not spatially overlap the pups they bear; rather, pregnant dogs contain their unborn pups. Other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwVGrQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LatitudeLine</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvW4n1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CompactDisc_Audio</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwR7UWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetaryBody</a>. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjlE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointRegionType</a> (a collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>). Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString (CollectionDifferenceFn HumanScaleObject SpaceInAHOC) human-scale object that is not an indoor space FixedStructure fixed free-standing structure <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a human-constructed, freestanding object that exists in a fixed location. Examples include buildings, pyramids, the Great Wall of China, dams, bridges, elevated roadways, and canals. Such structures may have parts which are also instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> (e.g. bridge pilings) and parts which are not freestanding (e.g. the span of a bridge, or a room in a building). A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> (q.v.). Moreover, each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a collection that is temporally stuff-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a>) but physically-spatially object-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a>) -- i.e. object-like with respect to some physical-spatial part-whole predicate (e.g. some specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4r8a2smPXcQdiEoJhcx65EiQ" class="cyc_term">properPhysicalDecompositions</a>). <p/> Consider the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a>. Further, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is temporally stuff-like: any one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWn4OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">timeSlices</a> of a given copy <code><b>COPY</b></code> of (say) &quot;Moby Dick&quot; is still a copy of &quot;Moby Dick&quot;. (Most collections of tangible objects are temporally stuff-like in this way.) But <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is spatially <i>object-like</i>: if we take a scalpel and slice <code><b>COPY</b></code> into ten pieces, each piece is not a copy of &quot;Moby Dick&quot;. So <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. <p/> See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVir35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StuffType</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>. ExistingObjectType type of object Place A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ro3lluGJHQdiVxrZReHS-jQ" class="cyc_term">EnduringThing_Localized</a> (q.v). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjTtJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Place</a> is a spatial thing which has a relatively permanent location. Thus, in a given microtheory, each <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjTtJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Place</a> is stationary with respect to the frame of reference of that microtheory. place FixedStructure fixed free-standing structure <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a human-constructed, freestanding object that exists in a fixed location. Examples include buildings, pyramids, the Great Wall of China, dams, bridges, elevated roadways, and canals. Such structures may have parts which are also instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> (e.g. bridge pilings) and parts which are not freestanding (e.g. the span of a bridge, or a room in a building). A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. Construction-Topic construction-topic FixedStructure fixed free-standing structure <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVidpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ConstructionArtifact</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> is a human-constructed, freestanding object that exists in a fixed location. Examples include buildings, pyramids, the Great Wall of China, dams, bridges, elevated roadways, and canals. Such structures may have parts which are also instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjGR5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FixedStructure</a> (e.g. bridge pilings) and parts which are not freestanding (e.g. the span of a bridge, or a room in a building).