#surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
supertype: #artifact__artefact a man-made object taken as a whole
subtype: #gameboard__board a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
subtype: #backgammon_board the board on which backgammon is played
subtype: #checkerboard a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors
subtype: #chessboard a checkerboard used to play chess
subtype: #cribbage_board a board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs; used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage
subtype: #dartboard__dart_board a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts
subtype: #go_board a board used for playing go
subtype: #monopoly_board a board used for playing monopoly
subtype: #Ouija_board__Ouija a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages
subtype: #pegboard a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted
subtype: #punchboard a small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize
subtype: #face.surface the striking or working surface of an implement
subtype: #ground.surface (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
subtype: #horizontal_surface__level a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"
subtype: #floor__flooring the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"
subtype: #bell_deck a floor under the bells of an open belfry
subtype: #dance_floor__dancefloor a bare floor polished for dancing
subtype: #floorboard the floor of an automobile
subtype: #parquet_floor__parquetfloor__parquet a floor made of parquetry
subtype: #truck_bed__truckbed the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer
subtype: #paved_surface__pavedsurface a horizontal surface covered with paving material
subtype: #apron.paved_surface a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used
subtype: #pavement__paving the paved surface of a thoroughfare
subtype: #curbside the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb; "policemen stood at intervals along the curbside"
subtype: #road_surface the paved surface of a paved roadway
subtype: #runway a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land
subtype: #skidpan (British) a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them
subtype: #tarmac__tarmacadam__macadam a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
subtype: #taxiway__taxi_strip a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport
subtype: #platform a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
subtype: #auction_block__auctionblock__block a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"
subtype: #bandstand__outdoorstage__stand a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
subtype: #catwalk.platform narrow platform; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show"
subtype: #crow's_nest platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast
subtype: #dais__podium__pulpit__rostrum__ambo__stump__soapbox a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
subtype: #deck any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
subtype: #afterdeck a deck abaft of midships
subtype: #flight_deck__landing_deck__landingdeck the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway
subtype: #foredeck the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
subtype: #gun_deck__gundeck formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end
subtype: #hurricane_deck__hurricanedeck__hurricane_roof__hurricaneroof__promenade_deck__promenadedeck__awning_deck a deck at the top of a passenger ship
subtype: #lido_deck an open deck including a swimming pool
subtype: #lower_deck__lowerdeck__third_deck__thirddeck the deck below the main deck
subtype: #main_deck__second_deck the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel
subtype: #orlop_deck__orlopdeck__orlop__fourthdeck the fourth or lowest deck
subtype: #quarterdeck the stern area of a ship's upper deck
subtype: #upper_deck__upperdeck a higher deck
subtype: #boat_deck the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored
subtype: #bridge_deck__bridge an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
subtype: #conning_tower__conningtower a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting
subtype: #flying_bridge__flybridge__fly_bridge__flybridge__moneky_bridge the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
subtype: #freeboard_deck__freeboarddeck the uppermost watertight deck
subtype: #weather_deck__weatherdeck__shelter_deck__shelterdeck upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below
subtype: #poop_deck an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship
subtype: #topside (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline
subtype: #loading_dock__loadingdock__dock a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
subtype: #footboard.platform a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
subtype: #running_board__runningboard a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars
subtype: #footplate (British) the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
subtype: #foretop a platform at the head of a foremast
subtype: #landing.platform an intermediate platform in a staircase
subtype: #landing_stage__landingstage platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded
subtype: #launching_pad__launchingpad__launchpad__launch_pad__launch_area__pad a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
subtype: #monkey_bridge a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room
subtype: #pallet.platform a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it
subtype: #wharf__pier__wharfage__dock a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
subtype: #quay wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
subtype: #ring.platform a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
subtype: #boxing_ring__prize_ring__prizering the ring where boxers fight
subtype: #wrestling_ring__wrestlingring a ring in which wrestlers compete
subtype: #scaffold a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
subtype: #stage a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
subtype: #mise_en_scene__stage_setting__stagesetting__setting arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
subtype: #proscenium__apron__forestage the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
subtype: #theater_stage__theaterstage__theatre_stage__theatrestage a stage in a theater on which actors can perform
subtype: #thrust_stage a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides
subtype: #offstage__wing__backstage a stage area out of sight of the audience
subtype: #microscope_stage__stage a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
subtype: #stairhead platform at the top of a staircase
subtype: #top.platform platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
subtype: #turntable a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played
subtype: #turntable.platform a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars
subtype: #Klein_bottle a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end
subtype: #Mobius_strip a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end
subtype: #plasterwork__plaster a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster"
subtype: #pargetry__pargeting__pargetting ornamental plasterwork
subtype: #projection_screen__screen__silver_screen a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
subtype: #wide_screen a projection screen that is much wider than it is high
subtype: #object_side__side an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
subtype: #broadside.side the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock"
subtype: #edge a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"
subtype: #bevel__cant__chamfer two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
subtype: #splay an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
subtype: #bezel a sloping edge on a cutting tool
subtype: #brim.edge__rim__lip the top edge of a vessel
subtype: #kerb__curb an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
subtype: #deckle_edge__deckle rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
subtype: #featheredge a thin tapering edge
subtype: #knife_edge__knifeedge__cutting_edge__cuttingedge the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife
subtype: #leading_edge__leadingedge forward edge of an airfoil
subtype: #milling corrugated edge of a coin
subtype: #razor_edge__razoredge an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor
subtype: #trailing_edge the rear edge of an airfoil
subtype: #front the side that is seen or that goes first
subtype: #fore__bow__prow__stem front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
subtype: #facade__frontage the face or front of a building
subtype: #frontispiece.facade an ornamental facade
subtype: #face.front the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down"
subtype: #clock_face__clockface__clock_dial__clockdial the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day
subtype: #dial the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
subtype: #frontispiece front illustration facing the title page of a book
subtype: #nose a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"
subtype: #nose.front the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun"
subtype: #nose_cone__ogive front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
subtype: #shirtfront the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront"
subtype: #shopfront__storefront the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
subtype: #larboard__port the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose
subtype: #nearside (British) the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb
subtype: #obverse.side the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
subtype: #head.obverse (usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!"
subtype: #rear.side__back the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
subtype: #stern__after_part__afterpart__quarter__poop__tail the rear part of a ship
subtype: #tail_assembly__tail__empennage the rear part of an aircraft
subtype: #reverse.side__verso the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
subtype: #tail.reverse (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head
subtype: #sidewall.side the side of an automobile tire; "the car had white sidewalls"
subtype: #soffit the underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.)
subtype: #starboard the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose
subtype: #upper_surface__uppersurface the side that is uppermost
subtype: #ceiling the overhead upper surface of a room; "he hated painting the ceiling"
subtype: #overhead (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
subtype: #skin an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
subtype: #superficies__superficie outer surface of an area or a body
subtype: #vertical_surface a surface that is vertical
subtype: #face.vertical_surface a vertical surface of a building or cliff
subtype: #perpendicular an extremely steep face
subtype: #coalface the part of a coal seam that is being cut
subtype: #work_surface a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games
subtype: #tabletop the top horizontal work surface of a table
subtype: #writing_board__writingboard work surface consisting of a wide light-weight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing
subtype: #clipboard a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers
subtype: #lapboard writing board used on the lap as a table or desk
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