地ち物ぶつ

noun

geographical feature; terrain object

Technical term used in geography, GIS, and mapping to refer to any natural or man-made feature on the earth's surface, such as buildings, roads, rivers, or vegetation.

• この地ち図ずでは、地ち物ぶつが詳しょう細さいに描えがかれている。

  On this map, geographical features are drawn in detail.

• GISでは、地ち物ぶつを点てん、線せん、面めんで表ひょう現げんする。

  In GIS, features are represented as points, lines, and polygons.

noun

ground object (military)

Military term for any object on the ground that can provide cover or concealment, such as a building, tree, or rock formation.

• 兵へい士しは地ち物ぶつを利り用ようして身みを隠かくした。

  The soldier used a ground object to take cover.