positionOn

P3250
predicate

Indicates that one entity is located on top of or at a specific place along the surface or extent of another entity.

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All labels observed (29)

Label Occurrences
liesOn 157
positionOn canonical 156
onSlopeOf 33

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: positionOn
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is located on top of or at a specific place along the surface or extent of another entity.

Sample triples (475)

Subject Object
Southern Democrats opposed to federal civil rights legislation ⓘ
Southern Democrats defended racial segregation ⓘ
Southern Democrats favored Jim Crow laws ⓘ
Southern Democrats resisted school desegregation ⓘ
Southern Democrats often opposed liberal social welfare programs ⓘ
Southern Democrats favored limited federal government intervention ⓘ
Southern Democrats supported agricultural interests ⓘ
Southern Democrats often supported low taxes for landowners ⓘ
Southern Democrats often supported anti-union policies in the South ⓘ
Puerto Rican flag hoist side via predicate surface "trianglePosition" ⓘ
E pluribus unum
linked to: E pluribus unum (shared national motto)
scroll held in the beak of the bald eagle via predicate surface "positionOnSeal" ⓘ
Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone oceanic crust of the North Atlantic plate boundary region via predicate surface "liesOn" ⓘ
mezuzah upper third of the doorpost via predicate surface "isPositioned" ⓘ
mezuzah slightly slanted via predicate surface "isPositioned" ⓘ
Mace of the United States House of Representatives
linked to: mace of the United States House of Representatives
pedestal at the Speaker’s rostrum via predicate surface "placedOn" ⓘ
Southern Republicans limited federal government ⓘ
Southern Republicans lower taxes ⓘ
Southern Republicans strong national defense ⓘ
Southern Republicans gun rights ⓘ
Southern Republicans restrictions on abortion ⓘ
Southern Republicans deregulation ⓘ
Flag of Palestine hoist side via predicate surface "trianglePosition" ⓘ
Peter Kropotkin opposed to capitalism ⓘ
Peter Kropotkin opposed to the state ⓘ
Peter Kropotkin advocated stateless communism ⓘ
Peter Kropotkin supported workers’ self-management ⓘ
Mount Lyell Sierra Nevada crest via predicate surface "liesOn" ⓘ
linked to: Sierra Nevada
Flag of the Vice President of the United States vice presidential limousine via predicate surface "placedOn" ⓘ
Flag of the Vice President of the United States vice presidential aircraft via predicate surface "placedOn" ⓘ
Flag of the Vice President of the United States podiums used by the vice president via predicate surface "placedOn" ⓘ
K2 China–Pakistan border via predicate surface "liesOn" ⓘ
North Queensferry north shore of the Firth of Forth via predicate surface "liesOn" ⓘ
Tomb of Rabbi Akiva (traditionally associated) Mount Berenice via predicate surface "onSlopeOf" ⓘ
Bionnassay Glacier western flank of the Mont Blanc massif via predicate surface "positionOnMassif" ⓘ
Dôme du Goûter French–Italian watershed of Mont Blanc massif via predicate surface "liesOn" ⓘ
Eskinder Nega
linked to: Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega
opposes censorship ⓘ
Eskinder Nega
linked to: Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega
supports multi-party democracy ⓘ
Eskinder Nega
linked to: Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega
supports rule of law ⓘ
Eskinder Nega
linked to: Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega
critic of anti-terrorism laws used against journalists in Ethiopia ⓘ
Kensington and Chelsea River Thames via predicate surface "liesOn" ⓘ
linked to: Thames
Saguaro blossom near stem tips via predicate surface "positionOnPlant" ⓘ
Saguaro blossom on arms of saguaro cactus via predicate surface "positionOnPlant" ⓘ
Ashoka Chakra center via predicate surface "positionInFlag" ⓘ
Mount Everest Main Himalayan ridge via predicate surface "liesOn" ⓘ
linked to: Greater Himalayas
Shimenawa
linked to: shimenawa
torii gate via predicate surface "placedOn" ⓘ
Shimenawa
linked to: shimenawa
sacred tree via predicate surface "placedOn" ⓘ
Shimenawa
linked to: shimenawa
sacred rock via predicate surface "placedOn" ⓘ
Shimenawa
linked to: shimenawa
Shinto shrine building via predicate surface "placedOn" ⓘ
Dover English Channel via predicate surface "liesOn" ⓘ
Queensferry Crossing (north end) north bank of the Firth of Forth via predicate surface "liesOn" ⓘ