Lightning (disambiguation)
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Lightning
is an atmospheric discharge of electricity.
Lightning may also refer to:
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Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
is an atmospheric discharge of electricity.
Lightning may also refer to:
Art and entertainment
Literature and comics- Lightning (novel)Lightning (novel)Lightning is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 1988. A 2003 reprinting includes a new afterword by the author, discussing editorial politics.-Overview:...
, a 1988 novel by Dean Koontz - Lightning (comics)Lightning (comics)Lightning, in comics, may refer to:*Lightning , a DC Comics character*Lightning, one of the duo Thunder and Lightning*Lightning, a member of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AgentsIt may also refer to:...
, several comics characters, including:- Lightning (DC Comics)Lightning (DC Comics)Lightning is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. A member of the Justice Society of America, she is the youngest daughter of Black Lightning and sister of the heroine Thunder. The current version of Lightning debuted in Justice Society of America vol...
(Jennifer Pierce), a DC Comics superhero - Lightning, one of the superpowered brothers Thunder and LightningThunder and Lightning (comics)Thunder and Lightning are a duo of superpowered brothers published by DC Comics that had encounters with the Teen Titans. Not to be confused with the two superheroines Thunder and Lightning, sisters introduced at different times who are the daughters of Black Lightning.-Fictional character...
- Lightning, a member of the Tower Comics T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AgentsT.H.U.N.D.E.R. AgentsT.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is a fictional team of superheroes that appeared in comic books originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. They were an arm of the United Nations and were notable for their depiction of the heroes as everyday people whose heroic careers were merely their day jobs...
- Lightning (DC Comics)
- Lightning ComicsLightning Comics-Lightning Comics :Lightning Comics was a short-lived comic book publisher in 1967. It published two titles:*Fatman the Human Flying Saucer, created by writer Otto Binder and artist C. C. Beck, and lasting three issues....
, at least two American comics companies - Lightning, the horse of the mythical American cowboy Pecos BillPecos BillPecos Bill is an American cowboy, apocryphally immortalized in numerous tall tales of the Old West during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. Their stories were probably invented into short stories and book by Edward O'Reilly in the...
Music
- "Lightning" (song)Lightning (song)"Lightning" is a song by British boy band The Wanted from their upcoming second studio album, Battleground. It will be released as the album's third single on 16 October 2011. The song was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Ed Drewett, and it was produced by Steve Mac, the same team responsible...
, a 2011 song by The Wanted - "Lightning", a song by Counting Crows, one of the "Flying Demos"
Television and video games
- Lightning (Tom and Jerry), a cartoon cat
- Lightning (Final Fantasy)Lightning (Final Fantasy)is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the video game Final Fantasy XIII developed and published by Square Enix. She was created by Motomu Toriyama, the game's director and scenario writer, and designed by Tetsuya Nomura...
, the female protagonist from Final Fantasy XIII - VF-4 Lightning IIIVF-4 Lightning IIIThe VF-4 Lightning III is a fictional variable fighter aerospace mecha from the Macross universe. It was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional History:...
, a fictional fighter aircraft from the Macross universe
People
- Lightning (Gladiators), Kim Betts (born 1971), English bodybuilder and a star of the UK version of the TV show Gladiators
- Lightning (wrestler), Puerto Rican professional wrestler, half of the tag team Thunder and Lightning
Computing
- Lightning (software)Lightning (software)The Lightning project, announced on December 22, 2004, and in development by the Mozilla Foundation, produces an extension that adds calendar and scheduling functionality to the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and newsgroup client and SeaMonkey internet suite...
, an extension that adds calendar and scheduling functionality to the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client - GNU lightningGNU lightningGNU lightning is a free software library that generates assembly language code at run-time. Supported backends are SPARC , x86 and PowerPC . An ARM port is under way.- Advantages Over Other Libraries :...
, a library for Just-in-time compilation
Firearms
- Colt Lightning CarbineColt Lightning CarbineThe Colt Lightning Carbine or Colt Lightning Rifle was a slide-action or pump-action rifle manufactured by Colt from 1884 to 1904 and was originally chambered in .44-40 caliber. Colt eventually made the Lightning Rifle in three different frame sizes, to accommodate a wide range of cartridges,...
, a rifle manufactured between 1884 and 1904 - AMT Lightning 25/22AMT Lightning 25/22The AMT Lightning 25/22 was a .22LR-caliber semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Arcadia Machine & Tool .As is alluded to in the nomenclature, the Lightning 25/22 is functionally a clone of the Ruger 10/22 with the substitution of a larger 25-round magazine instead of the 10-round magazine used by...
, a semi-automatic rifle - AMT Lightning pistolAMT Lightning pistolThe AMT Lightning pistol was a .22LR-caliber semi-automatic handgun manufactured by Arcadia Machine & Tool of Covina, California during the 1980s and early 90s....
, a semi-automatic pistol
Roller coasters
- Lightning (Entertainment City), a roller coaster at Entertainment City in Kuwait
- Lightning (Revere Beach)Lightning (Revere Beach)Lightning was a hybrid wooden roller coaster that operated at Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts from 1927 until 1933. It was one of the infamous Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters which were constructed by noted roller coaster engineer Harry G. Traver in the mid 1920s...
, a roller coaster that formerly operated at Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts
Sports
- Tampa Bay LightningTampa Bay LightningThe Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
, a National Hockey League ice-hockey franchise - Rockford LightningRockford LightningThe Rockford Lightning were a basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association. They were based in Rockford, Illinois. The Lightning were the oldest team in the CBA, originally existing as the Lancaster Red Roses from Lancaster, Pennsylvania...
, a defunct Continental Basketball League franchise - Tel Aviv LightningTel Aviv LightningThe Tel Aviv Lightning is an Israeli baseball team from Tel Aviv in the Israel Baseball League.The Lightning finished the inaugrual 2007 season in second place with a 26-14 record, and lost to the Modi'in Miracle in the semifinals of the 2007 IBL championship.6' 5" lefthander Aaron Pribble was...
, an Israel Baseball League franchise - Adelaide Lightning, an Australian Women's Basketball League team
- Lancashire Lightning, the name for the Lancashire County Cricket ClubLancashire County Cricket ClubLancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
during one-day matches - Lightning, the mascot of Middle Tennessee State University
Aircraft
- Beechcraft LightningBeechcraft LightningThe Beechcraft Model 38P Lightning was an experimental turboprop aircraft built and tested by Beechcraft in the 1980s.- History :...
, an experimental civilian turboprop aircraft - English Electric LightningEnglish Electric LightningThe English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ...
, a supersonic British fighter aircraft of the Cold War era - P-38 LightningP-38 LightningThe Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament...
, an American fighter aircraft of World War II - F-35 Lightning IIF-35 Lightning IIThe Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability...
, a US/UK fighter aircraft, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
Automotive
- Lightning Car CompanyLightning Car CompanyThe Lightning Car Company is a British sports car developer, based in Fulham and Peterborough, focused on the development and production of high performance electric sports cars.-Lightning GT:...
, a British company that builds electric sports cars- Lightning GTLightning GTThe Lightning GT is a battery-electric sports car under development by the Lightning Car Company, in Peterborough and due for release in 2012...
, the flagship vehicle of the aforementioned car company
- Lightning GT
- Ford Lightning, a sports/performance version of the Ford F-150 pickup truck
- BSA LightningBSA LightningThe Lightning was a BSA motorcycle made in Birmingham between 1965 and 1972.-Development:The BSA Lightning was designed as the all-round sportbike of the 1960s, planned largely for export to the US market to complement the touring Thunderbolt and the supersports Spitfire...
, a motorcycle produced by BSA between 1965 and 1972
Rail
- Lightning RouteLightning RouteThe Capital City Street Railway, also known as the Lightning Route, was the first city-wide system of streetcars established in Montgomery, Alabama, United States on April 15, 1886. This early technology was developed by Belgian-American inventor Charles Joseph Van Depoele. James Gaboury was the...
, an early tram service in Montgomery, Alabama, USA - Lightning, a GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive on the Great Western Railway from 1847 to 1878
- Lightning, was one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 to 1915
Ships and boats
- Lightning (clipper)Lightning (clipper)Lightning was a clipper ship, one of the last really large clippers to be built in the USA. She was built by Donald McKay for James Baines of the Black Ball Line, Liverpool, for the Australia trade....
, a clipper ship built by Donald McKay in 1854 - Lightning (dinghy)Lightning (dinghy)The Lightning is a sloop rigged sailing dinghy originally designed by Olin Stephens of Sparkman & Stephens in 1938 and was first sailed on Skaneateles Lake, Skaneateles, NY, USA. More than 15,000 Lightnings have been built since then...
, a type of 19-foot sailing dinghy first built in 1938 and raced worldwide - HMS LightningHMS LightningTen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lightning.*The first Lightning was an 8-gun fire ship launched in 1691 and captured by the French in 1705....
, various Royal Navy ships
See also
- Lightning bolt (disambiguation)
- Lightning Peak (disambiguation), several mountain peaks in Canada and the United States
- Lightning StakesLightning StakesThe Lightning Stakes is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1000 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne in February. Prizemoney is A$750,000...
, an Australian thoroughbred horse race - Thunderbolt (disambiguation)Thunderbolt (disambiguation)A thunderbolt is a discharge of lightning accompanied by a loud thunderclap, or a symbolic representation thereof.Thunderbolt may also refer to:-Aircraft:*P-47 Thunderbolt, a United States Army Air Force fighter aircraft...