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Natural_features [entity]
The Locale is a geographical location as defined by shape. This frame includes natural geographic features, including land/ice forms and bodies of water.
We climbed up the rock [cliff|Locale].
We climbed up the rock [cliff|Locale].
Properties
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- #191
- Entry
- frm_natural_features
- Namespace
- Entity
- FrameNet version
- Natural_features (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Natural_features
Core Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Locale |
A stable bounded area. It is typically the designation of the nouns of Locale-derived frames.
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category
location
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Peripheral Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Constituent_parts |
Salient parts of the Locale. We drove through a mossy dell.
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| Relative_location |
A place that a Locale is located with respect to.
All the [mountains|Locale] in America are small. |
category
locative_relation
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Container_possessor |
The location that the Locale is a part of.
John spent several years wandering the [mountains|Locale] of Romania. |
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| Descriptor |
Any description, characteristic, or property of the Locale which is not covered by more specific FEs.
That 's a long way down on such a steep|des cliff. |
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| Formational_cause |
Indicates the action (or causer) which brings the features of the Locale about.
There is a glacial valley near here.There is a impact valley near here. |
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| Name |
This FE is used for the Names of Locales. [Lake|Locale] Constance Pike's [Peak|Locale] The Indonesian [archipelago|Locale]
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| Type |
The Type is the subtype of natural feature.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (115)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| archipelago.n | — | COD: an extensive group of islands. |
| atoll.n | — | COD: a ring-shaped reef or chain of islands formed of coral. |
| bar.n | — | COD: a sandbank or shoal at the mouth of a harbour or an estuary. |
| bay.n | — | COD: a broad curved inlet of the sea. |
| bayou.n | — | COD: (in the southern US) a marshy outlet of a lake or river. |
| beach.n | — | COD: a pebbly or sandy shore at the edge of the sea or a lake. NB: this is actually a radial category, with "sandy shore of a sea" as the center, and either the sandy or the sea contradictable. In addition, a beach is required to be fairly flat. |
| beck.n | — | COD: a stream. |
| berg.n | — | COD: short for iceberg. |
| brook.n | — | COD: a small stream. |
| burn.n | — | COD: a small stream. (Scottish English) |
| butte.n | — | COD: an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. |
| canyon.n | — | COD: a deep gorge, especially one with a river flowing through it. |
| cascade.n | — | FN: a waterfall or succession of waterfalls |
| cataract.n | — | COD: a large waterfall. |
| cave.n | — | COD: a large natural underground chamber. |
| cavern.n | — | COD: a large cave, or chamber in a cave. |
| cay.n | — | COD: a low bank or reef of coral, rock, or sand. |
| channel.n | — | COD: a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas. |
| cirque.n | — | COD: a steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside. |
| cliff.n | — | COD: a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea. |
| clough.n | — | COD: a steep valley or ravine. |
| coastal.a | — | FN: pertaining to the coast |
| continent.n | — | COD: any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica). |
| continental.a | — | COD: forming or belonging to a continent. |
| coombe.n | — | COD: a short valley or hollow on a hillside or coastline, especially in southern England. |
| cordillera.n | — | COD: a system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaux and other features, especially in the Andes or the Rocky Mountains. |
| corrie.n | — | COD: a cirque, especially one in the mountains of Scotland. |
| cove.n | — | COD: a small sheltered bay. |
| crag.n | — | COD: a steep or rugged cliff or rock face. |
| crater.n | — | COD: a large bowl-shaped cavity, especially one caused by an explosion or impact or forming the mouth of a volcano. |
| creek.n | — | COD: a narrow, sheltered waterway such as an inlet in a shoreline or channel in a marsh, or a stream or minor tributary of a river. |
| crevasse.n | — | COD: a deep open crack in a glacier or ice field. |
| dale.n | — | COD: a valley, especially in northern England. |
| declivity.n | — | COD: a downward slope. |
| defile.n | — | COD: a steep-sided narrow gorge or passage |
| dell.n | — | COD: a small valley. |
| depression.n | — | COD: a sunken place or hollow. |
| dingle.n | — | COD: a deep wooded valley. |
| dune.n | — | COD: a mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert. |
| eyot.n | — | COD: a small island in a river. |
| falls.n | — | COD: a waterfall or cascade. |
| fell.n | — | COD: a hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern England. |
| fjord.n | — | COD: a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley and found predominantly in Norway. |
| floe.n | — | COD: a sheet of floating ice. |
| gap.n | — | FN: a mountain pass |
| glacier.n | — | COD: a slowly moving mass of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. |
| glen.n | — | COD: a narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland. |
| graben.n | — | COD: an elongated block of the earth's crust lying between two faults and displaced downwards, as in a rift valley. |
| gulch.n | — | COD: a narrow, steep-sided ravine marking the course of a fast stream. |
| gulf.n | — | FN: a very large area of ocean that is partially bordered by land. |
| gully.n | — | COD: a water-worn ravine. |
| guyot.n | — | COD: a seamount with a flat top. |
| headland.n | — | COD: a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea. |
| height.n | — | FN: a rise of ground, such as a hill or mountain |
| hill.n | — | COD: a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain. |
| hillock.n | — | COD: a small hill or mound. |
| hollow.n | — | COD: a small valley. |
| hummock.n | — | COD: a hillock or knoll, or a hump or ridge in an ice field, or a piece of forested ground rising above a marsh. |
| iceberg.n | — | COD: a large mass of ice floating in the sea. |
| inlet.n | — | COD: a small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river. |
| island.n | — | COD: a piece of land surrounded by water |
| isle.n | — | COD: an island. |
| islet.n | — | COD: a small island. |
| isthmus.n | — | COD: a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, linking two larger areas of land |
| key.n | — | COD: a low-lying island or reef (especially in the Caribbean) |
| knoll.n | — | COD: a small hill or mound. |
| lagoon.n | — | COD: a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef, or a small freshwater lake near a larger lake or river. |
| lake.n | — | COD: a large area of water surrounded by land. |
| land.n | — | FN: a broad piece of solid ground (in opposition to a large mass of water, i.e. a sea or ocean) |
| loch.n | — | COD: a lake. |
| massif.n | — | COD: a compact group of mountains. |
| mesa.n | — | COD: an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes with horizontal strata. |
| moraine.n | — | COD: a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier. |
| mount.n | — | COD: archaic or in place names a mountain or hill: Mount Everest. |
| mountain.n | — | COD: an elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly and to a large height from the surrounding level. |
| ocean.n | — | COD: a very large expanse of sea; in particular, each of the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic Oceans. |
| outcrop.n | — | COD: a rock formation that is visible on the surface. |
| pass.n | — | COD: a route over or through mountains. |
| peak.n | — | COD: the pointed top of a mountain. |
| peninsula.n | — | COD: a long, narrow piece of land projecting out into a sea or lake |
| plateau.n | — | FN: a usually extensive area of fairly level, high ground |
| pond.n | — | COD: a fairly small body of still water |
| pool.n | — | COD: a small area of still water, typically one formed naturally. |
| range.n | — | COD: a line or series of mountains or hills |
| range.n | — | FN: land that produces plants for grazing of livestock |
| rapids.n | — | FN: a part of a river where the current is fast and the surface is often broken by obstructions |
| ravine.n | — | FN: a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides, usually worn by running water |
| reef.n | — | COD: a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea. |
| ridge.n | — | COD: a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed |
| rill.n | — | COD: a very small stream |
| river.n | — | COD: a large natural flow of water travelling along a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river. |
| rugged.a | — | COD: having a rocky and uneven surface. |
| sandbank.n | — | COD: a deposit of sand forming a shallow area in a sea or a river |
| sandbar.n | — | COD: a long, narrow sandbank |
| sandspit.n | — | COD: a low ridge of sand that projects into a body of water. |
| sea.n | — | COD: the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses. |
| seamount.n | — | FN: a submarine mountain rising from the sea floor |
| shelf.n | — | COD: a ledge of rock or protruding strip of land or a submarine bank, or a part of the continental shelf. |
| shoal.n | — | COD: an area of shallow water or a submerged sandbank visible at low water. |
| skerry.n | — | COD: a reef or rocky island |
| slough.n | — | FN: a low, muddy area. |
| sound.n | — | COD: a narrow stretch of water forming an inlet or connecting two larger bodies of water. |
| spring.n | — | COD: a place where water wells up from an underground source. |
| strait.n | — | COD: a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or other large areas of water |
| strand.n | — | COD: the shore of a sea, lake, or large river. |
| stream.n | — | COD: a small, narrow river |
| tarn.n | — | COD: a small mountain lake |
| tor.n | — | COD: a hill or rocky peak |
| vale.n | — | COD: a valley (poetic/literary, unless part of a place name) |
| valley.n | — | COD: a low area between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. |
| volcano.n | — | COD: a mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust. |
| wash.n | — | FN: a small river or stream that usually carries water only after rain. |
| water.n | — | FN: a mass of water |
| waterfall.n | — | COD: a cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline |
| watershed.n | — | COD: an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. |
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