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TRAINING BASE *
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A military base used for training service personnel.
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RUNWAY *
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A hard level roadway or other surface from which aircraft take off and land.
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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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CHURCH *
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A building used for public Christian worship. Use more 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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An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees.
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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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* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)
