Chevron
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Chevron may refer to:
- Chevron (insignia), a decoration
- Chevron (anatomy)Chevron (anatomy)A chevron is one of a series of bones on the ventral side of the tail in many reptiles, dinosaurs , and some mammals such as kangaroos and manatees....
, a bone - Chevron (geology)Chevron (geology)A chevron in geology refers to a chevron-shaped fold in stratum layers. Chevron folds are generally close to tight with straight limbs and small angular hinges. They typically form in multilayers, consisting of regular alternations of beds with contrasting mechanical properties e.g. sandstones and...
, a fold in rock layers - Chevron (land form)Chevron (land form)A chevron is a wedge-shaped sediment deposit observed on coastlines and continental interiors around the world. The term chevron was originally used independently by Maxwell and Haynes and Hearty and others for large, v-shaped, sub-linear to parabolic landforms in southwestern Egypt and on islands...
, a sediment deposit across the earth's surface - The ChevronThe ChevronThe Chevron was the official newspaper published the Federation of Students at the University of Waterloo for approximately two decades....
, a newspaper - Chevron CorporationChevron CorporationChevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
, an oil company - Chevron Cars LtdChevron Cars LtdChevron Cars Ltd. is a manufacturer of racing cars, founded by Derek Bennett in 1965. Following Bennett's death in 1978, the firm has remained active in various guises. The original company's designs and name continue to be utilized by Roger Andreason to build replacement parts and continuation...
, a British racing car constructor - Chevron Engineering LtdChevron Engineering LtdChevron Engineering Specialties Ltd is a New Zealand based kit-car and race-car manufacturer owned by Dan, Evan, and Barbara Fray. The most numerous Chevron model is the Classic, which is based on the same design concepts as the Lotus Seven. Chevron's first Classic was built in 1984 and has been...
, a New Zealand car maker - HebronHebronHebron , is located in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Nestled in the Judean Mountains, it lies 930 meters above sea level. It is the largest city in the West Bank and home to around 165,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Jewish settlers concentrated in and around the old quarter...
, a city in the West Bank - Eulithis testataEulithis testataThe Chevron is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in both the Palearctic and the Nearctic ecozones. In Eurasia it ranges from Great Britain and Scandinavia, south to the Alps, east to Japan...
, a moth - Guillemets, a type of quotation mark
- A type of bracket
- A plot element in the StargateStargate (device)A Stargate is a portal device within the Stargate fictional universe that allows practical, rapid travel between two distant locations. The devices first appear in the 1994 Roland Emmerich film Stargate, and thereafter in the television series Stargate SG-1 and its spin-offs...
fictional universe