Noon-day gun
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The Noon-day gun is a traditional time-signaling cannon fired at midday, most famously associated with the daily ceremonial shot in Cape Town, South Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Noon-day gun canonical | 1 |
| Signal Hill Noon Gun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22512633 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noon-day gun Context triple: [Noon Gun, hasLocalName, Noon-day gun]
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A.
Bunker Tower
Bunker Tower is a historic stone observation tower and landmark located atop Cheaha Mountain, the highest point in Alabama.
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B.
Carillon
"Carillon" is a musical piece from Ennio Morricone’s iconic score for the Spaghetti Western film "For a Few Dollars More," known for its haunting, bell-like motif.
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C.
Carillon
Carillon is a historic French military fortification in present-day New York, later known as Fort Ticonderoga, that played a significant role in the colonial conflicts of the 18th century.
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D.
Queen’s Battery
Queen’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification on Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, built to defend the harbor and surrounding area.
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E.
Fog Horns
"Fog Horns" is a modernist painting by American artist Arthur Dove that abstractly depicts the sounds and atmosphere of foghorns through bold shapes and muted, tonal colors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Noon-day gun Target entity description: The Noon-day gun is a traditional time-signaling cannon fired at midday, most famously associated with the daily ceremonial shot in Cape Town, South Africa.
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A.
Bunker Tower
Bunker Tower is a historic stone observation tower and landmark located atop Cheaha Mountain, the highest point in Alabama.
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B.
Carillon
"Carillon" is a musical piece from Ennio Morricone’s iconic score for the Spaghetti Western film "For a Few Dollars More," known for its haunting, bell-like motif.
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C.
Carillon
Carillon is a historic French military fortification in present-day New York, later known as Fort Ticonderoga, that played a significant role in the colonial conflicts of the 18th century.
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D.
Queen’s Battery
Queen’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification on Signal Hill in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, built to defend the harbor and surrounding area.
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E.
Fog Horns
"Fog Horns" is a modernist painting by American artist Arthur Dove that abstractly depicts the sounds and atmosphere of foghorns through bold shapes and muted, tonal colors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Noon-day gun