Blade (disambiguation)
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A blade
is a sharp cutting part, for instance of a weapon or tool.
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Blade
A blade is that portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with a cutting edge and/or a pointed tip that is designed to cut and/or puncture, stab, slash, chop, slice, thrust, or scrape animate or inanimate surfaces or materials...
is a sharp cutting part, for instance of a weapon or tool.
Blade may also refer to:
- Bladed weapon, especially a sword
- RazorRazorA razor is a bladed tool primarily used in the removal of unwanted body hair through the act of shaving. Kinds of razors include straight razors, disposable razors and electric razors....
blade, used for shaving - Blade (archaeology)Blade (archaeology)In archaeology a blade is a type of stone tool created by striking a long narrow flake from a stone core.Blades are defined as being flakes that are at least twice as long as they are wide and that have parallel or subparallel sides and at least two ridges on the dorsal side...
, a type of stone tool - Prismatic bladePrismatic bladeIn archaeology, a prismatic blade is a long, narrow, specialized lithic flake with parallel margins. Prismatic blades are removed from polyhedral blade cores through pressure reduction. This process results in a very standardized finished tool and waste assemblage...
, a type of stone archeological artifact that is long and narrow with parallel margins - Blade (bulldozer) - an often curved metal plate installed on the front of a bulldozerBulldozerA bulldozer is a crawler equipped with a substantial metal plate used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, etc., during construction work and typically equipped at the rear with a claw-like device to loosen densely-compacted materials.Bulldozers can be found on a wide range of sites,...
- LeafLeafA leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
blade, a major part of a leaf - Tongue blade, the part of the tongue just behind the tip
- A rotating aerofoil or wing of a rotary engine (turbine, compressor, ...) or a propeller
- Blade (geometry), a generalization of vectors in higher-dimensional vector spaces
Sports:
- Kansas City BladesKansas City BladesThe Kansas City Blades was a professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1990–2001 until the demise of the league after the 2000–01 season. The Blades was based in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena....
, a defunct American ice hockey team - The Blades, common nickname for the UK football team Sheffield United and their fans
- Chengdu Blades F.C.Chengdu Blades F.C.Chengdu Blades F.C. is a professional football club based in Chengdu, PR China who currently plays in the 42,000 seater Chengdu Sports Centre in the Chinese Super league...
, Chinese football club - A component of a spinnerbait fishing lure
- A blade is the end of a rowing oar
- A blade is a type of golf club, referring to the shape of an iron's clubhead
- Saskatoon BladesSaskatoon BladesThe Saskatoon Blades are a junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League. They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195 seat Credit Union Centre.-History:...
, Western Hockey League franchise
Entertainment:
- Blade (comics)Blade (comics)Blade is a fictional character, a superhero/vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 as a supporting character.The character went on to alternatively star and co-star...
, a Marvel Comics character- Blade (film series), a movie trilogy starring Wesley Snipes based on the Marvel Comics character
- Blade (film)Blade (film)Blade is a 1998 vampire superhero action horror starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the Marvel Comics character Blade. The film was directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer. Blade grossed $70 million at the U.S. box office, and $131.2 million worldwide...
, the first film in the Blade series, which was released in 1998 - Blade IIBlade IIBlade II is a 2002 superhero vampire film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Blade. It is the sequel of the Blade film series. It was written by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the previous film...
, part 2 in the Blade series - Blade: TrinityBlade: TrinityBlade: Trinity is a 2004 American superhero vampire action film, written and directed by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the screenplays to the first two Blade films...
, part 3 in the Blade series
- Blade (film)
- Blade (soundtrack)Blade (soundtrack)Blade is the soundtrack to the 1998 film, Blade. It was released on August 25, 1998 through TVT Records and featured a wide range of musical genres including hip hop, techno, electronic and alternative rock...
, the soundtrack to the first film in the Blade trilogy - Blade: The SeriesBlade: The SeriesBlade: The Series is a 2006 American live-action television program based on the Marvel Comics character and film series. It premiered on Spike on June 28, 2006...
, a television spin-off of the comic book series and movies
- Blade (film series), a movie trilogy starring Wesley Snipes based on the Marvel Comics character
- The Blade (film), a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Tsui Hark
- Blades is a fictional organization in the The Elder ScrollsThe Elder ScrollsThe Elder Scrolls is a role-playing video game series developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.-History:...
series of computer games - Blade (Puppet Master), a character within the Puppet Master horror film franchise
- Blades (Transformers)Blades (Transformers)Blades is the name of two fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. They are both Autobot helicopters. Later versions of the figure were named "Autobot Blades" for trademark purposes.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
is a street-brawling Autobot from the Transformers series - Blading (professional wrestling)Blading (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, blading is the practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding. It is also known as juicing, gigging, or drawing color. Similarly, a blade is an object used for blading, and a bladejob is a specific act of blading...
, to cut oneself in order to draw blood for dramatic effect - Blade (Masters of the Universe), a character from the Masters of the Universe franchise series
- Blade (rapper)Blade (rapper)Blade is a British rapper, born in the Armenian quarter of Iran and came to London when he was 7. His first single, Lyrical Maniac recorded in 1989, soon brought Blade to prominence in the fledgling British hip hop scene....
, a UK recording artist - Blades (hip-hop group) (Formally Blades Of Hades), Australian hip hop group from Newcastle, New South Wales
- Blade (artscene group)Blade (Artscene group)Blade, also referred to as The Blade Nation, was an underground computer artscene group that primarily released ANSI, ASCII, and high resolution artwork from 1994 to 1997, and during a brief time in 1998.- History :...
, a group active during the 1990s - Blades ClubBlades ClubBlades is a fictional, private club located in Park Street, Mayfair in central London in Ian Fleming's James Bond novels. Described as the most exclusive club in all of London, it allows gambling, mainly high-stakes card games, but is more celebrated for its gourmet catering...
, M's private card club featured in several of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels - Kamen Rider BladeKamen Rider Blade, is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. Along with the standard insect motif of the Kamen...
, a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series - Richard Blade, a fictional character in a series of books written under the pen name Jeffrey Lord
- Blade (video game)Blade (video game)Blade is a video game based on the 1998 film adaptation of the Blade character that starred Wesley Snipes. The game was produced by Activision for the Game Boy Color and PlayStation, and was released November 2000...
, video game produced by Activision for the Game Boy Color and PlayStation - Blade, a station ident for British television channel BBC TwoBBC TwoBBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
from the 1991-2001 series. - Richard BladeRichard BladeRichard Blade is a popular Los Angeles radio, television, and film personality from Torquay, England. He is best known for his radio programs that feature New Wave and Popular music from the 1980s...
, a radio, television, and film personality - Rubén BladesRubén BladesRubén Blades Bellido de Luna is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres...
, a Panamanian singer
Place name:
- Blades, DelawareBlades, DelawareBlades is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,241, a 29.8% increase over the previous decade...
, in the United States - Blades, BarbadosBlades, BarbadosBlades is a village in the parish of Saint Philip in Barbados....
Publications:
- Toledo Blade, a newspaper
- Washington Blade, a gay newspaper
- New York Blade, a gay newspaper
- Monthly Comic BladeComic Bladeis a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and is sold on the thirtieth of each month. The manga series are published in tankōbon under the imprint.-Serialized manga:...
, a monthly manga anthology magazine published by Mag Garden - Blade (magazine)Blade (magazine)Blade is a long-running consumer magazine about knife collecting.First published in 1973 under the title American Blade by Southern House Publishing Co. with Blackie Collins as the editor, the magazine's title was changed to Blade in 1982 after its purchase by Jim Parker and Bruce Voyles...
, a knife collecting magazine
Computing and technology:
- Blade serverBlade serverA blade server is a stripped down server computer with a modular design optimized to minimize the use of physical space and energy. Whereas a standard rack-mount server can function with a power cord and network cable, blade servers have many components removed to save space, minimize power...
, a self-contained computer server, designed for high density - Blade PCBlade PCA blade PC is a form of client or personal computer . In conjunction with a client access device on a user's desk, the supporting blade PC is typically housed in a rack enclosure, usually in a datacenter or specialised environment...
- Samsung SPH-A900Samsung SPH-A900The Samsung SPH-A900 is a CDMA cellular telephone . In the US it is currently discontinued, but supported by Sprint-Nextel, and by Bell Mobility in Canada. Its design is considered to be largely similar to the Motorola RAZR V3 by some, a popular model of thin clamshell-style cellular phones...
, a cellular telephone commonly referred to as the "blade" - ZTE BladeZTE BladeThe ZTE Blade , is a phone manufactured by China's ZTE Corporation for the Android platform...
, a cellphone manufactured by the ZTE Corporation
Buildings
- Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics EngineeringBristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics EngineeringThe Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering or BLADE is a research facility which is part of the University of Bristol. The building was opened on February 25th 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II and cost £18.5 million to build....
- The Blade ReadingThe Blade ReadingThe Blade Reading is a skyscraper and the tallest building in Reading, Berkshire, England. Used for office space, it rises 128m above the Reading skyline. The Blade is visible from many places in Reading because of its height. The building is near Reading station which has about 12 departures to...
, a skyscraper in Reading, Berkshire