Béziers locks
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The Béziers locks are a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on France’s Canal du Midi, notable for their engineering complexity and role in enabling boats to navigate a significant change in elevation near the city of Béziers.
All labels observed (1)
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| Béziers locks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16173210 — 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: Béziers locks Context triple: [Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct, locatedNear, Béziers locks]
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Bercy
Bercy is a Paris Métro station serving the Bercy district, known for its proximity to the Accor Arena and the Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
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B.
Montjoie
Montjoie is a historic town in western Germany, now known as Monschau, noted for its well-preserved medieval architecture in the Eifel region.
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Arques
Arques is a river in northern France that flows through the Normandy region and reaches the English Channel at the port city of Dieppe.
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Bezannes
Bezannes is a commune in northeastern France near Reims, known for hosting the Champagne-Ardenne TGV high-speed railway station.
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E.
Piquenard
Piquenard is a French-origin surname most notably associated with architect Alfred H. Piquenard, known for designing prominent public buildings in the United States in the 19th century.
- 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: Béziers locks Target entity description: The Béziers locks are a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on France’s Canal du Midi, notable for their engineering complexity and role in enabling boats to navigate a significant change in elevation near the city of Béziers.
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A.
Bercy
Bercy is a Paris Métro station serving the Bercy district, known for its proximity to the Accor Arena and the Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
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B.
Montjoie
Montjoie is a historic town in western Germany, now known as Monschau, noted for its well-preserved medieval architecture in the Eifel region.
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C.
Arques
Arques is a river in northern France that flows through the Normandy region and reaches the English Channel at the port city of Dieppe.
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D.
Bezannes
Bezannes is a commune in northeastern France near Reims, known for hosting the Champagne-Ardenne TGV high-speed railway station.
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E.
Piquenard
Piquenard is a French-origin surname most notably associated with architect Alfred H. Piquenard, known for designing prominent public buildings in the United States in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.