Pike
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Transit
- Pike (road) or toll road, a course in which fees are collected. Sometimes a historical name of what once was a toll road.
Fish
- EsoxEsoxEsox is a genus of freshwater fish, the only living genus in the family Esocidae — the esocids which were endemic to North America, Europe and Eurasia during the Paleogene through present.The type species is E. lucius, the northern pike...
, genus of pikes- Northern pikeNorthern PikeThe northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...
, common north hemisphere pike
- Northern pike
- Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct freshwater fish
- Mackerel pike or Pacific saury, a fish popular in east Asian cuisine
Great Britain
- Clougha PikeClougha PikeClougha Pike is a hill in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. From the west it looms over the Conder Valley, the city of Lancaster and Lancaster University. It is visible from as far away as Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakeland mountains such as the Old Man of Coniston, and Blackpool Tower...
, a hill in Lancashire, England - Cold PikeCold PikeCold Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Crinkle Crags and stands above the Upper Duddon Valley.-Topography:...
, a fell in the Lake District, England - Dollywaggon PikeDollywaggon PikeDollywaggon Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands on the main spine of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, between Thirlmere and the Ullswater catchment.-Name:...
, a fell in the Lake District, England - Esk PikeEsk PikeEsk Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, one of the great cirque of hills forming the head of Eskdale.-Topography:The Southern Fells include the highest ground in England, a horseshoe which begins with Scafell and Scafell Pike in the west and then curves around the north of Upper Eskdale to...
, a fell in the Lake District, England - Hartshead PikeHartshead PikeHartshead Pike is a hill in Tameside in Greater Manchester, England. The name is however more commonly associated with the monument on its summit. It overlooks Ashton-under-Lyne, Mossley and Oldham.-History:...
, a hill in Lancashire, England - Nethermost PikeNethermost PikeNethermost Pike is a fell in Cumbria, England, and a part of the Lake District. At it is the second highest Wainwright in the Helvellyn range, the tallest of which is Helvellyn itself. It is located close to the southern end of the ridge, with Helvellyn to the north, and High Crag and Dollywaggon...
, a fell in the Lake District, England - Red Pike (Buttermere)Red Pike (Buttermere)Red Pike is a fell in the High Stile range in the western English Lake District, which separates Ennerdale from the valley of Buttermere and Crummock Water. It is high...
, a fell near Buttermere in the Lake District, England - Red Pike (Wasdale)Red Pike (Wasdale)Red Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is 826 m or high and lies due north of Wast Water. It is often climbed as part of the Mosedale Horseshoe, a walk which also includes Pillar....
, a fell near Wasdale in the Lake District, England - Scafell PikeScafell PikeScafell Pike is the highest mountain in England at . It is located in Lake District National Park sometimes confused with the neighbouring Sca Fell, to which it is connected by the col of Mickledore...
, the highest mountain in England - Murton Pike, a hill in Cumbria, England
United States of America
- Pike, IndianaPike, IndianaPike is an unincorporated town in Washington Township, Boone County, Indiana....
- Pike, New HampshirePike, New HampshirePike is a small village within the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire, in the United States. It is located in western Grafton County, approximately east of the village of Haverhill, on Oliverian Brook...
- Pike (hamlet), New York, formerly a village
- Pike (town), New YorkPike (town), New YorkPike is a town in Wyoming County, New York, USA. The population was 1,086 at the 2000 census.The Town of Pike is on the south border of the county. Pike is also the name of a hamlet in this town.- History :...
- Pike Bay Township, MinnesotaPike Bay Township, MinnesotaPike Bay Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,643 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.8 square miles , of which 22.3 square miles is land and 12.4 square...
- Pike Creek, DelawarePike Creek, DelawarePike Creek is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 19,751 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pike Creek is located at ....
- Pike Creek Township, MinnesotaPike Creek Township, MinnesotaPike Creek Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 932 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.8 square miles , of which, 33.6 square miles of it is land and...
- Pike IslandPike IslandPike Island is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers in the southwestern part of St. Paul in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota. It is a portion of the 100,000 acres of land purchased from the Mdewakanton Sioux Indians by Zebulon Pike in September 1805,...
, Minnesota - Pike National ForestPike National ForestThe Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, USA, west of Colorado Springs and including Pikes Peak. The forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and El Paso counties. The major rivers draining the forest are the South Platte...
, Colorado - Pike Place MarketPike Place MarketPike Place Market is a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Market opened August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continually operated public farmers' markets in the United States. It is a place of business for many small farmers,...
, Seattle, Washington - Pepper Pike, Ohio
- The PikeThe PikeThe Pike became a world famous Long Beach, California amusement zone in 1902 along the shoreline south of Ocean Boulevard with several independent arcades, food stands, gift shops, a variety of rides and a grand bath house...
, an amusement park in California - Pike County (disambiguation)
- Pike Township (disambiguation)
- Pike's peak
Military
- Pike expeditionPike expeditionThe Pike Expedition was a military effort authorized by the United States government to explore the south and west of the recent Louisiana Purchase. Roughly contemporaneous with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, it was led by United States Army Captain Zebulon Pike, Jr...
, an American exploration of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains - Pike squarePike squareThe pike square was a military tactic developed by the Swiss Confederacy during the 15th century for use by its infantry.- History :The pike square was used to devastating effect at the Battle of Nancy against Charles the Bold of Burgundy in 1477, when the Swiss defeated a smaller but more...
, a Swiss military tactic - Pike (weapon)Pike (weapon)A pike is a pole weapon, a very long thrusting spear used extensively by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended to be thrown. Pikes were used regularly in European warfare from the...
, a long thrusting pole weapon used by infantry - USS Pike (SS-6)USS Pike (SS-6)The first USS Pike was a in the service of the United States Navy, later renamed as A-5.She was laid down on 10 December 1900 at San Francisco, California by Union Iron Works, launched on 14 January 1903, and commissioned on 28 May 1903 at the Mare Island Navy Yard with Lieutenant Arthur...
, an American Plunger-class submarine - USS Pike (SS-173)USS Pike (SS-173)USS Pike was laid down on 20 December 1933 by Portsmouth Navy Yard, in Kittery, Maine; launched on 12 September 1935; sponsored by Miss Jane Logan Snyder; and commissioned on 2 December 1935, Lieutenant Heber H. "Tex" McLean in command. Pike was the first all-welded submarine...
, the first all-welded submarine - HMS PikeHMS PikeFive ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pike, after the Northern pike, a species of fish: was a 4-gun Ballahoo-class schooner launched in 1804 and captured by a French privateer in 1807. recaptured her in 1808 and she foundered the next year...
, the name of five ships of the Royal Navy
Sports and entertainment
- Pike, a variant of the Kick
- Pike, a type of cheerleading jump
- Pike, a position used on competitive diving
- The Northern PikesThe Northern PikesThe Northern Pikes are a Canadian rock band formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1984. The original members were Bryan Potvin, Jay Semko, Merl Bryck and Glen Hollingshead. Hollingshead left the band in 1985, and was replaced by Don Schmid in 1986...
, Canadian rock band - Pike (gymnastics), a position where the body is bent only in the hips
Other uses
- Pike (surname)Pike (surname)Pike is a common family name of English origin.In the United States, Pike is the 1138th most common surname .In England and Wales, it is the 513th most common surname...
- Pike (cipher)Pike (cipher)The Pike stream cipher was invented by Ross Anderson to be a "leaner and meaner" version of FISH after he broke FISH in 1994; the name is a humorous allusion to the Pike fish. The cipher combines ideas from A5 with the Lagged Fibonacci generators used in FISH. It is about 10% faster than FISH, yet...
, stream cipher invented by Ross Anderson - Red Pike (cipher), British government cipher
- Pikes on CliffsPikes on CliffsPikes on Cliffs is the name of a small rural house, located on the most northern coast of Estaca de Bares in Spain. The small construction includes a blacksmith shop and a well....
, a small rural house in Estaca de Bares, Spain - Pike, a member of the Pi Kappa AlphaPi Kappa AlphaPi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...
fraternity - Pike (programming language), an interpreted, general-purpose, high-level, cross-platform, dynamic programming language, with a syntax similar to that of C
- Private Pike, a character in the television series Dad's Army
- Pike (Buffyverse character), a character in the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie
See also
- Pikes Peak (disambiguation)Pikes Peak (disambiguation)Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, in the United States.Pikes Peak may also refer to:-In Colorado:* Pike's Peak Country, the historical region surrounding Pike's Peak mountain...
- Piker (disambiguation)
- Pyke (disambiguation)