Triple

T275016
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thames E5226 entity
Predicate hasFloodBarrier P4361 FINISHED
Object Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier is a large movable flood defense structure on the River Thames in London, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and flooding.
E36676 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thames Barrier | Statement: [Thames, hasFloodBarrier, Thames Barrier]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thames Barrier
Context triple: [Thames, hasFloodBarrier, Thames Barrier]
  • A. Manchester Ship Canal
    The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
  • B. Barton Swing Aqueduct
    Barton Swing Aqueduct is a pioneering movable navigable aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal by swinging aside to allow large ships to pass.
  • C. Long Bridge
    Long Bridge is a major railroad bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., carrying freight and passenger trains between the District of Columbia and Virginia.
  • D. Snake Dike
    Snake Dike is a classic, runout slab and dike rock climbing route on the southwest face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.
  • E. Barton Lock
    Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Thames Barrier
Triple: [Thames, hasFloodBarrier, Thames Barrier]
Generated description
The Thames Barrier is a large movable flood defense structure on the River Thames in London, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and flooding.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thames Barrier
Target entity description: The Thames Barrier is a large movable flood defense structure on the River Thames in London, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and flooding.
  • A. Manchester Ship Canal
    The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
  • B. Barton Swing Aqueduct
    Barton Swing Aqueduct is a pioneering movable navigable aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal by swinging aside to allow large ships to pass.
  • C. Long Bridge
    Long Bridge is a major railroad bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., carrying freight and passenger trains between the District of Columbia and Virginia.
  • D. Snake Dike
    Snake Dike is a classic, runout slab and dike rock climbing route on the southwest face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.
  • E. Barton Lock
    Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasFloodBarrier
Context triple: [Thames, hasFloodBarrier, Thames Barrier]
  • A. hasFloodProtectionProject
    Indicates that a flood protection project exists or is implemented for the referenced entity.
  • B. hasStructureOnWatercourse chosen
    Indicates that a structure is physically located on, over, or directly associated with a specific watercourse.
  • C. hasRiverActivity
    Indicates that an entity engages in, supports, or is associated with activities occurring on or along a river.
  • D. hasHydrologicalFunction
    Indicates that something performs a role or action related to the movement, storage, or regulation of water within a hydrological system.
  • E. hasRiver
    Indicates that a location or area contains, is traversed by, or is directly associated with a river.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25dd1cdf881909c2c9b77b7f88684 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a399a419f88190aaab166719b0bb84 completed March 1, 2026, 1:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a39a07cbac819089946ac5480b3999 completed March 1, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a39a921e2c8190b1bfdb3877f265aa completed March 1, 2026, 1:46 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25b7345c4819086c21710864a1b42 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.