Elephant (disambiguation)
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An elephant
is a large, grey mammal native to Africa and southern Asia.
Elephant may also refer to:
Films
Literature
Military machines
Music
People
Places
Other
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
is a large, grey mammal native to Africa and southern Asia.
Elephant may also refer to:
Films
- Elephant (1989 film), a film by Alan Clarke set in Northern Ireland
- Elephant (2003 film), a film by Gus Van Sant set in the United States
- ElephantElephant (Public Information Film)Elephant is the title of a British public information film about the importance of wearing a seatbelt in the rear of a car. It was first broadcast in 1993 and continued until 1998, when it was replaced by the Julie campaign....
, about seatbelt use in the UK - The Elephant ManThe Elephant Man (film)The Elephant Man is a 1980 American drama film based on the true story of Joseph Merrick , a severely deformed man in 19th century London...
, 1980 David Lynch film, the story of Joseph Merrick, who was known as the Elephant Man
Literature
- Elephant (novel), a 1988 novel by Raymond Carver
- Oliphaunt a poem in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
Military machines
- HMS ElephantHMS ElephantThree ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Elephant, after the elephant. Two other ships were originally given that name, but were subsequently changed....
, several ships of the Royal Navy - Martinsyde G.100Martinsyde G.100-See also:-References:* Aircraft of World War I, Kenneth Munson, 1967 Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-0356-4-External links:* http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft/gbritain/martinsyde_g100.php* http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=721...
"Elephant", a British World War I bomber aircraft - ElefantElefantThe Elefant was a "schwerer Panzerjäger" of the German Wehrmacht used in small numbers in World War II. It was built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche. In 1944, after modification of the existing vehicles, they were renamed Elefant...
, a German PanzerjägerPanzerjägerPanzerjäger was a branch of service of the Wehrmacht during the Second World War which were the anti-tank arm-of-service who operated anti-tank artillery, and made exclusive use of the tank destroyers which were also named Panzerjäger...
. - Olifant, a South African modification of the British CenturionCenturionA centurion was a professional officer of the Roman army .Centurion may also refer to:-Military:* Centurion tank, British battle tank* HMS Centurion, name of several ships and a shore base of the British Royal Navy...
tank.
Music
- Elephant (album)Elephant (album)Elephant is the Grammy winning fourth album by the American alternative rock band The White Stripes. Released on April 1, 2003 on V2 Records, the album marks the band's major label debut...
, a 2003 recording by alternative rock band, The White Stripes - Elephant Stone RecordsElephant Stone RecordsElephant Stone Records is a US record label formed in 2002 by music critic and former Dionysus Records publicist Ben Szporluk and his artist wife Arabella Proffer . Named after a song by The Stone Roses, the label focuses on new groups and reissue compilations influenced by the 60s psychedelic...
, a U.S. record label - Elephants... Teeth Sinking Into Heart, a 2008 pop album
- Elephant StoneElephant Stone"Elephant Stone" is the third single by The Stone Roses and their first release on Silvertone Records. Originally released in October 1988, it showcased the group's growing confidence and incorporation of dance rhythms...
, a 1988 single by the Stone Roses - L'ÉléphantThe Carnival of the AnimalsLe carnaval des animaux is a musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns. The orchestral work has a duration between 22 and 30 minutes.-History:...
(The Elephant), the fifth movement of The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns - L'Elephant, a song on the self-titled album Tom Tom ClubTom Tom Club (album)Tom Tom Club is Tom Tom Club's first album, released in 1981, containing the UK hit singles "Wordy Rappinghood," which reached No. 7 in June 1981; "Genius of Love," which reached No. 65 in October of the same year; and "Under the Boardwalk," which reached No. 22 in August 1982. When released in the...
- Elephant, a song from the album 99 (Damien Rice album)9 is the second studio album by Irish singer, songwriter and producer Damien Rice, released in 2006. The album was released on 3 November in Ireland, 6 November in the United Kingdom and 14 November in the US. It was followed by the single "9 Crimes", which was released on 27 November 2006...
by Damien Rice.
People
- Marco PantaniMarco PantaniMarco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing...
, nicknamed Elefantino (little elephant) by Lance Armstrong - "The Elephants", nickname for the Côte d'Ivoire national football teamCôte d'Ivoire national football teamThe Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...
Places
- Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica
- The Elephant, a mountain in Milford SoundMilford SoundMilford Sound is a fjord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site...
, New Zealand - Elephant Hill Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
- Elephant Trunk HillElephant Trunk HillThe Elephant Trunk Hill is a landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China.Elephant Trunk Hill is the symbol of the city of Guilin. It got its name because it looks like an elephant drinking water...
, Guilin, China - Elephant and CastleElephant and CastleThe Elephant and Castle is a major road intersection in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is also used as a name for the surrounding area....
, a region of London, England - Elephant RidgeElephant RidgeElephant Ridge is a sharp curved ridge, orientated generally W-E, and extending for about 0.5 nautical miles , with the highest point at the center rising to 6999m. The north slopes are snow and ice free, and the central point is situated about 0.7 nautical miles south-southeast of Khufu Peak and...
, in Antartica - Elephant SpitElephant SpitElephant Spit is a 9 km long sand spit at the eastern end of subantarctic Heard Island, in the Australian territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, lying in the Southern Ocean on the Kerguelen Plateau about 450 km south-east of the Kerguelen Islands...
, Heard Island, Australia
Other
- A symbol of the Republican Party (United States)Republican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
- Al-Fil (The Elephant), a chapter of the Qur'an
- Bishop (chess)Bishop (chess)A bishop is a piece in the board game of chess. Each player begins the game with two bishops. One starts between the king's knight and the king, the other between the queen's knight and the queen...
, a chess piece (originally represented as an elephant) - Chang (beer), Elephant beer in Thai
- De Olifant, BurdaardDe Olifant, BurdaardDe Olifant is a smock mill in Burdaard, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35673.-History:...
, a windmill in Friesland - Elephant.co.ukElephant.co.ukElephant.co.uk, part of the Admiral Group, is a car insurance specialist which launched in August 2000. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff, Wales.The company also has offices in Swansea and Newport, and Halifax, Nova Scotia...
, a U.K. motor insurance company - Elephant beer, a "strong beer" brewed by Carlsberg Brewery of Denmark
- Elephant folio, a book sizeBook sizeThe size of a book is generally measured by the height against the width of a leaf, or sometimes the height and width of its cover. A series of terms is commonly used by libraries and publishers for the general sizes of modern books, ranging from "folio" , to "quarto" and "octavo"...
- Elephant Memory SystemsElephant Memory SystemsElephant Memory Systems was a popular brand of floppy disk media produced by Leading Edge in the 1980s. The name for the product was suggested by Ray Welch to company owner Michael Shane because of the common folk wisdom that an elephant never forgets....
, a computer floppy disk manufacturer - IvoryIvoryIvory is a term for dentine, which constitutes the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals, when used as a material for art or manufacturing. Ivory has been important since ancient times for making a range of items, from ivory carvings to false teeth, fans, dominoes, joint tubes, piano keys and...
, a material made from elephant teeth/tusks, in poetic usage (imitating Latin and Greek) - A computer network with a large Bandwidth-delay productBandwidth-delay productIn data communications, bandwidth-delay product refers to the product of a data link's capacity and its end-to-end delay . The result, an amount of data measured in bits , is equivalent to the maximum amount of data on the network circuit at any given time, i.e. data that has been transmitted but...
- Order of the ElephantOrder of the ElephantThe Order of the Elephant is the highest order of Denmark. It has origins in the 15th century, but has officially existed since 1693, and since the establishment of constitutional monarchy in 1849, is now almost exclusively bestowed on royalty and heads of state.- History :A Danish religious...
, the highest Order of Denmark
See also
- Elefant (disambiguation)Elefant (disambiguation)Elefant is the spelling of elephant in several languages. It may refer to:* Elefant, a German World War II tank destroyer* SLT 50 Elefant, a tractor unit and tank transporter of the modern German Army* Elefant , an indie band from New York, U.S....
- Elephant fish (disambiguation)
- Elephant in the roomElephant in the room"Elephant in the room" is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is being ignored or goes unaddressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss....
, an English idiomatic expression referring to an obvious truth that is being ignored - The Elephant sealElephant sealElephant seals are large, oceangoing seals in the genus Mirounga. There are two species: the northern elephant seal and the southern elephant seal . Both were hunted to the brink of extinction by the end of the 19th century, but numbers have since recovered...
, a marine mammal - The Elephant HouseThe Elephant HouseThe Elephant House is the nickname for a house on Yarmouth Road in the Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada, which has a sculpture of an elephant in its front garden...
, a sculpture in Toronto - A heffalumpHeffalumpA Heffalump is a type of fictional elephant in the Winnie the Pooh stories by A. A. Milne. Heffalumps are mentioned, but never appear, in Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner and later featured in the animated The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Pooh's Heffalump Movie...
, a fictional elephant-like creature in Winnie the Pooh - Elephant, a vehicle from the video game series Halo
- Elephant walk (disambiguation), a term for a song, a form of hazing, and a Tradition at Texas A&M University
- ElephantiasisElephantiasisElephantiasis is a disease that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs and male genitals. In some cases the disease can cause certain body parts, such as the scrotum, to swell to the size of a softball or basketball. It is caused by...
, a human medical condition which results in disproportionate growth of parts of the body - PachydermataPachydermataPachydermata is an obsolete order of mammals described by Gottlieb Storr, Georges Cuvier and others, at one time recognized by many systematists...
- Elephant's Trunk nebulaElephant's Trunk nebulaThe Elephant's Trunk nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust in the star cluster IC 1396 – an ionized gas region located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth...
- Oliphant, family name derived from an archaic spelling of "Elephant"