2026-04-07T04:35:34+01:0012,437122415https://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/datalabs/terminology/objects10723142994DIRECTION ARROWYA concrete marker placed to indicate the direction of a target on a bombing range to aircraft.1P522670228DIRECTION STONEYA stone, situated alongside a road, providing directions to travellers.1P60210114597359DIRKYA form of dagger.128P11005147270DISABLED PEOPLES HOMEYA residential home for adults with learning difficulties and/or physical disabilities.1P11206159328Disabled Veterans HospitalN1N2115102681137058DISCYA circular or subcircular object of unknown function. Use more specific term where known.128C501970015DISC BARROWYA round barrow featuring a small mound separated from a ditch of much greater diameter by a wide berm. The ditch may be accompanied by an external (or occasionally internal) bank.1P752691720DISCHARGE BLOCKYA hospital block from where patients are discharged after an operation or other treatment.1P2854137684Discharging ArchN546N60310114697517DISCOIDAL KNIFEYA discoidal flint tool often has a ground edge.128P604101147Discoidal ScraperN128N635871715DISCOTHEQUEYA club or cafe where popular music is played for dancing.1P60510114895627DISCUSYA heavy disc, usually thrown.128P60610114996770DISHYA container used for holding or serving food, especially an open shallow container.128P752791721Dish HouseN1N638171745DISINFECTING STATIONYA building, usually part of a hospital complex, in which contaminated clothes, bedding and utensils are disinfected.1P752891722DISINFECTOR HOUSEYA building where patients or inmates of a hospital or workhouse were disinfected and their clothes washed or burnt to prevent the spread of infectious diseases or other ailments.1P2855137685DISK ENGINEYA hydraulic engine patented in 1830 comprising a large specially shaped cast-iron outer casing enclosing a close-fitting but separate solid globe.546P1226785728DISPATCHESYWritten communiques, often of a military or governmental nature, requiring fast delivery.77P752991723DispenceN1N619371527DISPENSARYYA building or room for the distribution of medicines, eg. in a hospital or clinic.1P753091724DISPERSALYAn area of hardstanding for parking aircraft, in a state of readiness, usually around the perimeter of an airfield.1P11423160509DISPERSAL PENYAn area of hardstanding, surrounded on three sides by a protective wall or bank, used for parking aircraft, in a state of readiness, usually around the perimeter of an airfield.1P10062103853DISPERSAL PRISONYAn institution for the detention of prisoners considered to be a major threat to public safety and/or to the security of the nation.1P11504162630DISPERSED CLUSTER PLANYA dispersed farmstead where the farm buildings and farmhouse are loosely grouped together within the boundary of the farmstead.1P11505162631DISPERSED DRIFTWAY PLANYA dispersed farmstead where buildings and yards (regular or loose courtyard in their form) are sited alongside a routeway.1P11506162632DISPERSED MULTI YARD PLANYA dispersed farmstead where buildings are arranged around scattered yards which can be loose or regular in their form.1P11503162629DISPERSED PLANYA farmstead where the buildings and yards are loosely arranged, with no focal yard. Use more specific type where known.1P10817143477DISPERSED SITEYAccommodation and facilities for aircrew away from the main RAF airfield.1P10387140156DISPLACED PERSONS CAMPYA camp where people who fled from danger or problem whithin their country or across international borders and who are in need of international protection are temporarily placed.1P