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Concept: Entrance

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Superconcept: Portal

Definition: Entrance is the Portal played by a Spatial-Entity which is the path of a Move-Into.

Required Relationships:

played-by: the Spatial-Entity that's playing the role of the Entrance
in-event: the Move-Into event for which the Spatial-Entity is playing the role of the Entrance

Examples:

  1. The burglar entered the house through the broken window.
    Comment: In this example, the Entrance role is described with these properties:
    in-event: Move-Through with object=agent=burglar
    played-by: broken window

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Portal Whereas an Entrance enables movement into a container, a Portal is more general: it enables something to Move-Through a Barrier.
Outlet Whereas a Entrance enables movement into a container, an Outlet enables Move-Out-Of