Short S.23
E1179360
UNEXPLORED
The Short S.23 was a British four-engined Empire-class flying boat of the 1930s used primarily by Imperial Airways for long-range passenger and mail services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Short S.23 canonical | 1 |
| Short S.25 family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15851637 — 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: Short S.23 Context triple: [Short Empire flying boat, notableVariant, Short S.23]
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A.
Short 184
The Short 184 was a British World War I reconnaissance and torpedo-carrying seaplane widely used for naval operations and notable for conducting the first successful aerial torpedo attack.
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B.
Shorty
Shorty is a lesser-known musical act connected to the experimental rock band U.S. Maple, likely sharing its avant-garde, noise-influenced style.
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C.
Short SC.1
The Short SC.1 was an experimental British vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) research aircraft developed in the 1950s to test and demonstrate jet-powered VTOL technology.
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D.
Shortie No Mass
Shortie No Mass is an American rapper known for her collaborations with The Roots and appearances on their early 1990s hip-hop recordings.
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E.
Thinline
Thinline is a slim, portable book format commonly used for Bibles that reduces bulk while retaining the full text.
- 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: Short S.23 Target entity description: The Short S.23 was a British four-engined Empire-class flying boat of the 1930s used primarily by Imperial Airways for long-range passenger and mail services.
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A.
Short 184
The Short 184 was a British World War I reconnaissance and torpedo-carrying seaplane widely used for naval operations and notable for conducting the first successful aerial torpedo attack.
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B.
Shorty
Shorty is a lesser-known musical act connected to the experimental rock band U.S. Maple, likely sharing its avant-garde, noise-influenced style.
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C.
Short SC.1
The Short SC.1 was an experimental British vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) research aircraft developed in the 1950s to test and demonstrate jet-powered VTOL technology.
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D.
Shortie No Mass
Shortie No Mass is an American rapper known for her collaborations with The Roots and appearances on their early 1990s hip-hop recordings.
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E.
Thinline
Thinline is a slim, portable book format commonly used for Bibles that reduces bulk while retaining the full text.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Short S.23