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BUILDING *
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A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known.
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CANAL *
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An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes.
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ROAD *
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A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles.
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FORTIFICATION *
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A usually permanent defensive work. Use specific type where known.
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DEFENCE *
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This is the top term for the class. See DEFENCE Class List for narrow terms.
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STOP LINE *
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A notional line of resistance defined by anti tank obstacles, pillboxes and gun emplacements.
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An often squat building with thick, loopholed walls and a flat roof, designed to accommodate a variety of weapons, usually strategically positioned to cover a vulnerable point in a defensive system. Many were built to standardized designs.
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RAILWAY *
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A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine.
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