Mistral
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Mistral commonly refers to the Mistral (wind)
in southern France and Sardinia
Mistral may also refer to:
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Mistral (wind)
The mistral is a strong, cold and usually dry regional wind in France, coming from the north or northwest, which accelerates when it passes through the valleys of the Rhone and the Durance Rivers to the coast of the Mediterranean around the Camargue region. It affects the northeast of the plain...
in southern France and Sardinia
Mistral may also refer to:
- MistralFrench ship MistralFour ships of the French Navy have born the name Mistral, as well as a few other auxiliary ships:* A high sea armoured torpedo boat of the Cyclone type...
, various ships of the French Navy, including:- Mistral class amphibious assault ship of the French Navy
- Mistral (L9013), the lead ship of the Mistral class
- Mistral (missile), a surface-to-air missile developed in France
- Mistral (typeface)Mistral (typeface)Mistral is a casual script typeface designed by Roger Excoffon for the Fonderie Olive type foundry, and released in 1953. The Amsterdam Type foundry released a version in 1955....
, a 1953 casual typeface designed by Frenchman Roger Excoffon - Mistral, a former Olympic windsurf classFormer Olympic sailing classesThe Olympic sailing classes were used in the sport of Sailing/Yachting during the Olympic Summer Games since 1896. Over that period 46 different classes were used so far.-History:...
- Mistral, title character of the Laurell Hamilton novel Mistral's KissMistral's KissMistral's Kiss is the fifth novel in the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton, and was released December 12, 2006.-Plot introduction:...
- Mistral Engine CompanyMistral Engine CompanyMistral Engine Company is a Swiss firm formed in 2001 with the purpose of developing engines for light aircraft and helicopters. Its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland...
, a Swiss light aircraft and helicopter engine manufacturer - Aviasud MistralAviasud Mistral-References:* Lambert, Mark . Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993-94. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0-7106-1066-1.* Taylor, John W.R. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89. Jane's Defence Data, 1988. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5....
, a French ultralight aircraft by Aviasud Engineering - Frédéric MistralFrédéric MistralFrédéric Mistral was a French writer and lexicographer of the Occitan language. Mistral won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 and was a founding member of Félibrige and a member of l'Académie de Marseille...
(1830–1914), French writer and lexicographer of the Occitan language - Gabriela MistralGabriela MistralGabriela Mistral was the pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1945...
(1889–1957), pseudonym of the Chilean poet Lucila Alcayaga - Mistral (pisco)Mistral (pisco)thumb|200px|right|View of a Mistral bottle. In the background: Campanario and Artesanos de Cochiguaz bottles.Mistral is a brand of Chilean pisco owned by Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas . The brand takes its name from the Chilean nobel literature laureate Gabriela Mistral who was a native from...
a brand of piscoPiscoPisco is a colorless or yellowish-to-amber colored grape brandy produced in winemaking regions of Chile and Peru. Pisco was developed by Spanish settlers in the 16th century as an alternative to orujo, a pomace brandy that was being imported from Spain...
named after Gabriela Mistral - Grand MistralGrand MistralMS Grand Mistral is a cruise ship currently sailing for Iberocruceros and formerly owned by Festival Cruise Line.- External links :*http://www.iberocruceros.com/flota/grand-mistral.aspx...
(previously Mistral), an Iberocruceros cruise ship - Maserati MistralMaserati MistralThe Maserati Mistral , named after a cold northerly wind of southern France, was the successor to the iconic 3500 GT, it was also the first in a series of classic Maseratis to be given the name of a wind. It was offered both in Coupe and Spyder form...
, a Maserati grand tourer produced from 1963 until 1970 - Nissan MistralNissan MistralThe Nissan Terrano II is a mid size SUV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan. It was also made by Nissan's Spanish subsidiary Nissan Motor Ibérica S.A. for the European market, where it was marketed as Nissan Terrano II, and also supplied under an OEM agreement to Ford Europe for sale as...
, or Terrano II, a Nissan 4x4 produced from 1993 until 2006 - Operation MistralOperation MistralOperation Mistral were two linked military offensives of the Croatian Army, Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Croatian Defence Council launched in Western Bosnia and Herzegovina during September 1995 as part of the Croatian War of Independence and the Bosnian War...
, a Croatian military offensive in 1995 - Sud-Est SE 535 Mistral, the French version of the de Havilland VampireDe Havilland VampireThe de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served...
jet fighter
See also
- Mestral