Morrison shelters
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Morrison shelters were indoor steel air-raid shelters used in British homes during World War II to protect civilians from bomb blasts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morrison shelter | 3 |
| Morrison shelters canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T836283 — 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: Morrison shelters Context triple: [British home front during World War II, hasPart, Morrison shelters]
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A.
Murr Center
The Murr Center is a Harvard University athletics facility that houses courts and support spaces for varsity sports, including serving as the home venue for the Harvard Crimson women’s tennis team.
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B.
Cannonball House
Cannonball House is a historic 19th-century home and museum in Macon, Georgia, noted for damage it sustained during the American Civil War.
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C.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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D.
Martinscroft
Martinscroft is a stop on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink light rail network, located on the Airport Line.
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E.
Whitley Heights
Whitley Heights is a historic hillside neighborhood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, known for its early 20th-century Mediterranean-style homes and ties to the film industry.
- 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: Morrison shelters Target entity description: Morrison shelters were indoor steel air-raid shelters used in British homes during World War II to protect civilians from bomb blasts.
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A.
Murr Center
The Murr Center is a Harvard University athletics facility that houses courts and support spaces for varsity sports, including serving as the home venue for the Harvard Crimson women’s tennis team.
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B.
Cannonball House
Cannonball House is a historic 19th-century home and museum in Macon, Georgia, noted for damage it sustained during the American Civil War.
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C.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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D.
Martinscroft
Martinscroft is a stop on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink light rail network, located on the Airport Line.
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E.
Whitley Heights
Whitley Heights is a historic hillside neighborhood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, known for its early 20th-century Mediterranean-style homes and ties to the film industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-raid shelter
ⓘ
civil defence equipment ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | Anderson shelter ⓘ |
| assemblyRequired | yes ⓘ |
| canBeUsedAs | table in daytime ⓘ |
| category |
British civil defence
ⓘ
linked to:
British home front during World War II
Protective shelters ⓘ World War II home front in the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
British home front during World War II
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedAs | indoor shelter ⓘ |
| designedFor | use in confined indoor spaces ⓘ |
| designedToProtectFrom |
blast effects
ⓘ
falling debris ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand | house collapse ⓘ |
| designer | John Baker ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| distributionPolicy |
free to low-income households
ⓘ
subsidised for others ⓘ |
| era | The Blitz ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | table shelter ⓘ |
| hasPart |
rectangular steel frame
ⓘ
solid steel top ⓘ steel wire mesh ends ⓘ steel wire mesh sides ⓘ |
| height | approximately 75 cm ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ministry of Home Security ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 m ⓘ |
| locationOfUse | British homes ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herbert Morrison ⓘ |
| placed | on ground floor of house ⓘ |
| primaryUserGroup | urban households ⓘ |
| replacedOrSupersededBy | post-war civil defence measures ⓘ |
| riskAddressed |
blast from high-explosive bombs
ⓘ
structural collapse of buildings ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
bolted steel frame
ⓘ
mesh to prevent debris entry ⓘ |
| storedUnder | ground-floor ceiling ⓘ |
| suppliedAs | kit of parts ⓘ |
| typicalCapacity |
2 adults
ⓘ
2 or more children ⓘ |
| usedBy | people without gardens ⓘ |
| usedFor | protection of civilians from bomb blasts ⓘ |
| usedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| width | approximately 1.2 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Morrison shelters Description of subject: Morrison shelters were indoor steel air-raid shelters used in British homes during World War II to protect civilians from bomb blasts.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Anderson shelters
linked to: Morrison shelters
linked to: Morrison shelters
linked to: Morrison shelters