Grand Slam
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Grand Slam is a massive British World War II "earthquake" bomb designed by Barnes Wallis to penetrate and destroy heavily fortified targets such as bunkers and viaducts.
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| Grand Slam canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Grand Slam Context triple: [22,000 lb Grand Slam bomb, alsoKnownAs, Grand Slam]
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A.
Golden Slam
The Golden Slam is a rare tennis achievement in which a player wins all four major Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal in a single calendar year.
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B.
Grand Slam tennis tournaments
Grand Slam tennis tournaments are the four most prestigious annual events in professional tennis, comprising the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.
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C.
The Happy Slam
The Happy Slam is a popular nickname for the Australian Open, highlighting its reputation as a friendly, fan-focused Grand Slam tennis tournament held each January in Melbourne.
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D.
Calendar Grand Slam
A Calendar Grand Slam is the rare feat in tennis of winning all four major Grand Slam tournaments within a single calendar year.
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E.
Grand Slam Champion (WWE)
Grand Slam Champion (WWE) is a distinction awarded to a wrestler who has won a specific combination of top-tier championships in WWE, typically including a world title, a secondary singles title, and tag team titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Grand Slam Target entity description: Grand Slam is a massive British World War II "earthquake" bomb designed by Barnes Wallis to penetrate and destroy heavily fortified targets such as bunkers and viaducts.
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A.
Golden Slam
The Golden Slam is a rare tennis achievement in which a player wins all four major Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic gold medal in a single calendar year.
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B.
Grand Slam tennis tournaments
Grand Slam tennis tournaments are the four most prestigious annual events in professional tennis, comprising the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.
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C.
The Happy Slam
The Happy Slam is a popular nickname for the Australian Open, highlighting its reputation as a friendly, fan-focused Grand Slam tennis tournament held each January in Melbourne.
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D.
Calendar Grand Slam
A Calendar Grand Slam is the rare feat in tennis of winning all four major Grand Slam tournaments within a single calendar year.
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E.
Grand Slam Champion (WWE)
Grand Slam Champion (WWE) is a distinction awarded to a wrestler who has won a specific combination of top-tier championships in WWE, typically including a world title, a secondary singles title, and tag team titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II weapon
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conventional bomb ⓘ earthquake bomb ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ten Ton Bomb ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
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linked to:
World War II
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| constructionType | steel-cased bomb ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deliveryPlatform |
Avro Lancaster bomber
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linked to:
Avro Lancaster
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| deploymentMethod |
dropped from high altitude
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free-fall bomb ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Vickers-Armstrongs (manufacture under Wallis design)
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linked to:
Vickers-Armstrongs
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| designedTo |
cause underground shock waves
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destroy bunkers ⓘ destroy viaducts ⓘ penetrate heavily fortified targets ⓘ |
| designer | Barnes Wallis ⓘ |
| detonationMode | delayed-action fuze ⓘ |
| developmentPurpose | defeat targets impervious to ordinary bombs ⓘ |
| diameter |
about 1.17 meters
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about 3.8 feet ⓘ |
| effectType |
cratering
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seismic shock ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| explosiveFilling |
Torpex D1
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linked to:
Torpex
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| explosiveFillingMass |
approximately 4350 kilograms
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approximately 9600 pounds ⓘ |
| fillingMethod | cast explosive filling ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| length |
about 26 feet
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about 7.7 meters ⓘ |
| mass |
approximately 10000 kilograms
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approximately 22000 pounds ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest conventional bombs used in World War II ⓘ |
| operationalUse |
attacks on German viaducts
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attacks on U-boat pens ⓘ attacks on hardened structures ⓘ attacks on submarine shelters ⓘ |
| relatedWeapon | Tallboy bomb ⓘ |
| specificCarrierVariant | Lancaster B.Mk I Special ⓘ |
| targetType |
bridges
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bunkers ⓘ railway infrastructure ⓘ reinforced concrete structures ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
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Subject: Grand Slam Description of subject: Grand Slam is a massive British World War II "earthquake" bomb designed by Barnes Wallis to penetrate and destroy heavily fortified targets such as bunkers and viaducts.
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