Broad
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- Broad GroupBroad GroupBroad Group is a private company based in Changsha, China. Since 1996, it has been the global leader in manufacturing central air conditioning non-electric absorption chillers, which is powered by natural gas and waste heat, and currently exports its products to over 60 countries...
, a manufacturing company based in Changsha, global leader in producing absorption chillers - Broad (British coin)Broad (British coin)The Broad is a British coin worth 20 shillings, written as 20/-, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. It is a milled gold coin weighing 9.0 to 9.1 grams with a diameter of 29 or 30 millimetres, and was designed by Thomas Simon....
, English gold coin minted under the Commonwealth with a bust of Oliver Cromwell on the obverse - Broad Future Education, a popular tutorial school in Vancouver and Shanghai
- Broad churchBroad churchBroad church is a term referring to latitudinarian churchmanship in the Church of England, in particular, and Anglicanism, in general. From this, the term is often used to refer to secular political organisations, meaning that they encompass a broad range of opinion.-Usage:After the terms high...
, Latitudinarian churchmanship in the Church of England - Broad Front - Progressive Encounter - New Majority, Uruguayan coalition of political parties and organizations
- Broad gaugeBroad gaugeBroad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
, rail gauge greater than the standard gauge of 4' 8.5" - Broad InstituteBroad InstituteThe Broad Institute is a genomic medicine research center located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Although it is independently governed and supported as a 501 nonprofit research organization, the institute is formally affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard...
a genomic research institute funded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad - Broad pennantBroad pennantA broad pennant is a swallow-tailed tapering flag flown from the masthead of a ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on board. It is so called because its dimensions are roughly 2:3....
, swallow-tailed tapering flag flown from the masthead of a ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on board
In hydrology:
- Broad Creek (disambiguation)
- Broad River (disambiguation)
- Benacre BroadBenacre BroadBenacre Broad is an isolated body of water on the North Sea coast of the English county of Suffolk. It is located in the parish of Benacre, Suffolk about south of Lowestoft and north of Southwold. The village of Covehithe is just to the south, Kessingland to the north.The broad is part of Benacre...
, isolated broad in Suffolk, England, within The Broads National Park - French Broad RiverFrench Broad RiverThe French Broad River flows from near the village of Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into the state of Tennessee. Its confluence with the Holston River at Knoxville is the beginning of the Tennessee River....
- Malthouse BroadMalthouse BroadMalthouse Broad is a broad at Ranworth in the Norfolk Broads.The "Helen of Ranworth" is a traditional reed lighter, a boat that carried away the reed harvest. Now it ferries visitors from Malthouse Broad to Ranworth Broad....
, lake at Ranworth in the Norfolk Broads within the British The Broads National Park - The BroadsThe BroadsThe Broads are a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The Broads, and some surrounding land were constituted as a special area with a level of protection similar to a UK National Park by The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act of 1988...
, network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk
In geography:
- Broad Channel, QueensBroad Channel, QueensBroad Channel is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It occupies the southern portion of Rulers Bar Hassock , which is the only inhabited island in Jamaica Bay. The neighborhood stands on Big Egg Marsh, an area of fill approximately 20 blocks long and 4 blocks wide...
, community in the borough of Queens in New York City - Broad Cove, Newfoundland and LabradorBroad Cove, Newfoundland and LabradorBroad Cove is located on King's Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Its geographical position is . Broad Cove was one of five communities located on King's Island. The other communities were: Tack's Beach, Best Harbour, Baker's Cove, Cooper's Cove and Yaulis Cove...
, one of five communities on King's Island - Broad Street (disambiguation)
- B road (disambiguation), a classification of road in the United Kingdom
Broad is the name of:
- Broad (Surrey cricketer)Broad (Surrey cricketer)Broad was an English cricketer who played for Addington and Surrey during the 1740s.-Career:Broad is mentioned in reports from 1745 to 1750. The first was his appearance for Long Robin's XI v R Newland's XI at the Artillery Ground on Wednesday, 26 June 1745, his team winning by over 70 runs.He is...
- C. D. Broad, English philosopher known for his thorough and objective analysis in works such as Scientific Thought (1930) and Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy (1933)
- Chris BroadChris BroadBrian Christopher Broad, usually known as Chris Broad is a former England Test cricketer and current Test official. An opening batsman, Broad had a 25-match long international Test career during which he hit six centuries, together with 34 One Day International matches with a respectable over 40...
, former English cricketer and match referee - Eli BroadEli BroadEli Broad is an American businessman from Detroit, Michigan who resides in Los Angeles, California.-Life and career:An only child, Broad was born in the Bronx to Lithuanian Jewish immigrant parents. His father was a housepainter, his mother was a dressmaker. His family moved to Detroit when he...
, billionaire and philanthropist - Francis Alfred BroadFrancis Alfred BroadFrancis Alfred "Frank" Broad JP was a Labour politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament for the Municipal Borough of Edmonton during the years 1922–1931 and 1935–1945....
, a United Kingdom politician; also known as Frank Broad
- Stephen BroadStephen BroadStephen Broad is an English footballer, who played as a defender in the Football League for Southend United. He has also played for non-League clubs, Hayes, Kingstonian, Corinthian-Casuals and Sutton United.-Football career:...
, former English footballer - Stuart BroadStuart BroadStuart Christopher John Broad is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England and is currently the captain of their Twenty20 team...
, English cricketer, son of Chris Broad - Billy IdolBilly IdolWilliam Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
, real name William Albert Michael Broad - William BroadWilliam BroadWilliam J. Broad is an author and a Senior Writer at The New York Times.-Awards:Broad has won two Pulitzer Prizes with Times colleagues, as well as an Emmy and a DuPont. He won the Pulitzers for coverage of the space shuttle Challenger disaster and the feasibility of antimissile arms...
New York Times writer
Broad may also refer to:
- 10BROAD3610BROAD3610BROAD36 is an obsolete computer network standard in the Ethernet family. It was developed during the 1980s and specified in IEEE 802.3b-1985....
, obsolete standard for carrying 10 Mbit/s Ethernet signals over standard 75 ohm CATV cable over a 3600 meter range - BroadbandBroadbandThe term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
- Broad, an area light, generally a simple incandescent or fluorescent light source (collectively referred to as "the broads" in movie and video production, theaters, TV and photographic studios), as contrasted to more controlled and directional lighting instrumentsStage lighting instrumentStage lighting instruments are used in stage lighting to illuminate theatrical productions, concerts, and other performances taking place in live performance venues. They are also used to light television studios and sound stages.Many stagecraft terms vary between the United States and the United...
- A slang term for womanWomanA woman , pl: women is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent...
, usually considered derogatory