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Law enforcement

  • Arizona Rangers
    Arizona Rangers
    The Arizona Rangers is an Arizona law enforcement agency modeled on the Texas Rangers. The Arizona Rangers were created by the Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1901, disbanded in 1909, and subsequently reformed in 1957. They were created to deal with the infestations of outlaws in the sparsely...

  • California State Rangers
    California State Rangers
    The California Rangers, or the California State Rangers, was California's first state wide law enforcement agency formed in 1853 to deal with the outlaw gangs troubling the Gold Country during the early 1850s. The force was disbanded following the success in suppressing the Five Joaquins gang...

  • Colorado Mounted Rangers
    Colorado Mounted Rangers
    The Colorado Mounted Rangers, or the Colorado Rangers, are the oldest statewide law enforcement organization in Colorado, organized in 1861.-Origin & Early Days:...

  • Council ranger
    Council ranger
    Council rangers are officers employed by Local Government Areas in Australia to enforce the by-laws of those local governments and a limited range of state laws relating to such matters as litter control, animal control, dog laws, fire control, off-road vehicles, emergency management, and...

    , a type of officer in Australia
  • Newfoundland Rangers
    Newfoundland Rangers
    The Newfoundland Ranger Force is a defunct police force of the pre-confederation Dominion of Newfoundland, which provided law enforcement and other government services to outports. It existed from 1935 to 1950, at which point it was merged into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...

  • New Mexico Rangers
  • Pakistan Rangers
    Pakistan Rangers
    The Pakistan Rangers are part of the Paramilitary forces of Pakistan, and consists of members of the Pakistan Army under the direct control of the Ministry of the Interior of the Pakistan Government. The Rangers are an internal security force with the prime objective to provide and maintain...

    , a Pakistani paramilitary force
  • Texas Ranger Division
    Texas Ranger Division
    The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction in Texas, and is based in Austin, Texas...


Parkland occupations

  • Forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected forestlands
  • Park ranger
    Park ranger
    A park ranger or forest ranger is a person entrusted with protecting and preserving parklands – national, state, provincial, or local parks. Different countries use different names for the position. Ranger is the favored term in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Within the United...

    , a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands
  • National Park Service Ranger, an employee of the U.S. National Park Service
  • Ranger of Windsor Great Park
    Ranger of Windsor Great Park
    The office of Ranger of Windsor Great Park was established to oversee the protection and maintenance of the Great Park at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. The ranger has always been somebody close to the monarch....

    , a ceremonial office of the United Kingdom

Asia

  • 1st Scout Ranger Regiment
    1st Scout Ranger Regiment
    The Scout Rangers, known officially as the First Scout Ranger Regiment, is a Philippine Army Special Operations Command unit, and specializes in anti-guerrilla warfare...

    , a unit of the Philippine Army
  • Royal Ranger Regiment
    Royal Ranger Regiment
    The Royal Ranger Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Malaysian Army. Although it is second in seniority to the Royal Malay Regiment , the RRD can trace its origins back to the mid 19th century and the establishment of The Sarawak Rangers, the peacekeeping force in the Sarawak region...

    , a unit of the Malaysian Army
  • Sarawak Rangers
  • Thahan Phran
    Thahan Phran
    The Thahan Phran is a paramilitary light infantry force which patrols the borders of Thailand and is part of the Royal Thai Army...

    , an elite unit of the Royal Thai Army
  • Vietnamese Rangers
    Vietnamese Rangers
    The Vietnamese Rangers, properly known in Vietnamese as the Biệt Ðộng Quân, more commonly known as the ARVN Rangers, were the Rangers of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Trained and assisted by American Special Forces and Ranger advisers, the Vietnamese Rangers infiltrated beyond enemy lines in...


Europe

  • Army Ranger Wing, the special forces unit of the Irish Defence Forces


United Kingdom
  • Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
    Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
    The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry is one of the five squadrons of the Royal Yeomanry , an armoured regiment of the Territorial Army. Designated as 'S' Squadron, the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry's current role is to support the Formation Reconnaissance Regiments and the Joint Chemical Biological Nuclear...

    , a squadron of the Royal Yeomanry
  • Royal Irish Rangers
    Royal Irish Rangers
    The Royal Irish Rangers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army.-Creation:...

    , a regiment of the British Army until 1992
  • Adams' Rangers
    Adams' Rangers
    Adams' Rangers was a Loyalist independent company raised for the British Army during the American Revolutionary war. Led by Dr. Samuel Adams of Arlington the unit's most significant contribution in the conflict was serving as part of the ill-fated Burgoyne Expedition of 1777.-Recruitment:The men...

    , a unit in the Revolutionary War
  • Butler's Rangers
    Butler's Rangers
    Butler's Rangers was a British provincial regiment composed of Loyalists in the American Revolutionary War, raised by Loyalist John Butler.Most members of the regiment were Loyalists from upstate New York...

    , a unit in the Revolutionary War
  • Connaught Rangers, a Regiment of the British Army, disbanded 1922
  • King's Rangers
    King's Rangers
    The King's Rangers was a British provincial military unit raised for service during the American Revolutionary War.After Colonel Robert Rogers left the Queen's Rangers he went to Nova Scotia where he raised this unit in 1777. Rogers was famous for his service during the French and Indian War...

    , a unit in the Revolutionary War
  • Queen's Rangers
    Queen's Rangers
    The Queen's Rangers was a military unit who fought on the Loyalist side during the American War of Independence. After the war they moved to Nova Scotia and disbanded, but were reformed again in Upper Canada before disbanding again, in 1802, a decade prior to the War of 1812.-French and Indian...

    , a unit in the Revolutionary War
  • Rogers' Rangers
    Rogers' Rangers
    Rogers' Rangers was an independent company of colonial militia, attached to the British Army during the Seven Years War . The unit was informally trained by Major Robert Rogers as a rapidly deployable light infantry force tasked with reconnaissance and conducting special operations against distant...

    , a unit in the French and Indian War

North America

Canada
  • Canadian Rangers
    Canadian Rangers
    The Canadian Rangers are a sub-component of the Canadian Forces reserve that provide a military presence in Canada's sparsely settled northern, coastal, and isolated areas. Formally established on May 23, 1947, a primary role of this part-time force is to conduct surveillance or sovereignty...

    , a sub-component of the Canadian Forces reserve
    • Junior Canadian Rangers
      Junior Canadian Rangers
      Junior Canadian Rangers is an organisation linked to the Canadian Rangers, which aims to offer young Canadians, aged 12 to 18 in remote and isolated communities across Canada an opportunity to participate in a range of activities in a formal setting...

      , a youth organization
  • 176th Battalion (Niagara Rangers), CEF, a WWI unit
  • The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
    The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
    The Queen's York Rangers R.C.A.C. is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve regiment based in Toronto and Aurora. The regiment is part of Land Force Central Area's 32 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment consists of two reconnaissance squadrons, A Sqn in Aurora and B Sqn in Toronto, and a Headquarters...

    , a Canadian Forces reserve regiment based in Toronto and Aurora
  • The Rocky Mountain Rangers
    The Rocky Mountain Rangers
    The Rocky Mountain Rangers is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The regimental headquarters are located at JR Vicars Armoury in Kamloops, British Columbia...

    , a Canadian Forces reserve regiment based in British Columbia


United States
  • USS Ranger
    USS Ranger
    USS Ranger is a historic name in the United States Navy, and has been used by one ship of the Continental Navy and nine ships of the U.S. Navy:* The first was an 18-gun ship sloop built in 1777 and commanded by John Paul Jones...

    , several US Navy ships
  • United States Army Rangers
    United States Army Rangers
    United States Army Rangers are elite members of the United States Army. Rangers have served in recognized U.S. Army Ranger units or have graduated from the U.S. Army's Ranger School...

    , elite American infantry soldiers
    • 75th Ranger Regiment, an elite American light infantry Special Operations war-fighting unit
    • United States Army Ranger School
      Ranger School
      The United States Army Ranger School is an intense 61-day combat leadership course oriented towards small-unit tactics. It has been called the "toughest combat course in the world" and "is the most physically and mentally demanding leadership school the Army has to offer". The course is conducted...

      , an American Army service school that teaches small unit tactics and leadership
  • Civil Air Patrol Ranger
    Civil Air Patrol Ranger
    A Civil Air Patrol Ranger is a volunteer of the Civil Air Patrol who has undergone training for emergency situations.CAP Rangers have been involved in numerous local and national disasters...

    , a volunteer of the Civil Air Patrol
  • Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers
    Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers
    The Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers was raised on January 1, 1776, at Savannah, Georgia for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action in Florida in 1777 at the Siege of Savannah and in 1778 at the Siege of Charleston...

    , a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War
  • Indiana Rangers
    Indiana Rangers
    The Indiana Rangers were a mounted militia formed in 1807 and operated in the early part of the 19th century to defend settlers in Indiana Territory from attacks by Native Americans. The rangers were present at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and served as auxiliaries to the army during the War of 1812...

    , a 19th-century mounted militia force
  • Knowlton's Rangers
    Knowlton's Rangers
    Knowlton's Rangers were the United States of America's first organized espionage organization, as well as the first American Ranger unit formed after America declared its independence from the United Kingdom. Named after their commander, Thomas Knowlton, they were formed in 1776.-Formation:On...

    , the U.S.'s first espionage organization
  • Loudoun Rangers
    Loudoun Rangers
    The Loudoun Rangers, also known as Mean's Rangers for their commander, Samuel C. Means, was a partisan cavalry unit raised in Loudoun County, Virginia, that fought for the Union during the American Civil War...

    , a Union Army unit in the Civil War
  • McNeill's Rangers
    McNeill's Rangers
    McNeill's Rangers was an independent Confederate military force commissioned under the Partisan Ranger Act by the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. The 210 man battalion-size unit was formed from Company E of the 18th Virginia Cavalry and the First Virginia Partisan Rangers...

    , a Confederate Army unit in the Civil War
  • Oregon Rangers
    Oregon Rangers
    The Oregon Rangers were the first organized militia of settlers in the Willamette Valley of what became the U.S. state of Oregon, but at the time was the Oregon Country. Organized in 1844, the Provisional Government of Oregon never called the troops out to service...

    , a 19th-century militia
  • Terry's Texas Rangers
    Terry's Texas Rangers
    The 8th Texas Cavalry, , popularly known as Terry's Texas Rangers, was a group of Texas volunteers for the Confederate States Army assembled by Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry in August 1861...

    , a Confederate Army unit in the Civil War
  • Whitcomb's Rangers
    Whitcomb's Rangers
    Whitcomb's Rangers were authorized on October 15, 1776, and formed in November 1776 at Fort Ticonderoga in New York. The unit consisted of two companies of New Hampshire rangers for service with the Continental Army under the command of Benjamin Whitcomb, a veteran of Bedel's Regiment. They saw...

    , a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War

Football

  • Rangers F.C.
    Rangers F.C.
    Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

    , a Scottish football club
  • Queens Park Rangers F.C.
    Queens Park Rangers F.C.
    Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

    , an English football club
  • Rangers F.C. (disambiguation)
    Rangers F.C. (disambiguation)
    Rangers F.C. is a football team in Glasgow, Scotland and one of the "Old Firm" in Scottish football.Rangers F.C. can also refer to:-Other Scottish teams:* Berwick Rangers F.C.* Brora Rangers F.C.* Cambuslang Rangers F.C.* Cove Rangers F.C....

    , the name of several football clubs

Baseball

  • Arizona League Rangers, a minor league team in Surprise, Arizona
  • Dallas Rangers
    Dallas Rangers
    The Dallas Rangers were a high-level minor league baseball team located in Dallas, Texas, from 1958-64. The team was known by the Dallas Rangers name in 1958-59 and 1964 and as the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers from 1960-63...

    , a minor league team in Dallas, Texas
  • Drew Rangers baseball
    Drew Rangers baseball
    The Drew Rangers baseball program is the college baseball program of Drew University. Today, the Rangers play at the Division III level as a part of the Landmark Conference.-Coaches:...

    , the team of Drew University in Madison, NJ
  • Gastonia Rangers
    Gastonia Rangers
    The Gastonia Rangers were a class A minor league baseball team located in Gastonia, North Carolina. The team played first as the Rangers in the Western Carolinas League , then later in the same league renamed as the South Atlantic League , and were affiliated with the Texas Rangers. Their home...

    , a minor league team in Gastonia, North Carolina
  • Texas Rangers (baseball)
    Texas Rangers (baseball)
    The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

    , a major league team in Arlington, Texas

Gaelic football

  • Argideen Rangers, a club in Timoleague
  • Brickey Rangers GAA
    Brickey Rangers GAA
    Brickey Rangers GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based a few miles outside of Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. The club enters teams in both hurling and gaelic football...

    , a club outside Dungarvan
  • Carbery Rangers
    Carbery Rangers
    Carbery Rangers is a Gaelic football club in Rosscarbery in County Cork, Ireland.It plays in games organized by Cork county board. It is one of the oldest clubs in Cork, having been founded in 1887. It currently competes in the Cork Senior Football Championship, and in the West Cork or Carbery GAA...

    , a club in Rosscarbery
  • Crossmaglen Rangers GAC, a club in Armagh
  • Laune Rangers
    Laune Rangers
    Laune Rangers is a Gaelic football and Hurling club based in Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland. The club is affiliated to Kerry GAA. Rangers won the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship in 1996.-History:...

    , a club in Killorglin
  • Nemo Rangers GAA
    Nemo Rangers GAA
    Nemo Rangers Hurling and Football Club is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club on the southside of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1922 and is primarily concerned with the game of Gaelic football, though interest in hurling has escalated in recent years.-History:Nemo Rangers...

    , a club in Cork

Ice hockey

  • Binghamton Rangers
    Binghamton Rangers
    The Binghamton Rangers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.-History:The market was previously served by:-Playoffs:-Single Season:...

    , an American Hockey League team in Binghamton, New York
  • Colorado Rangers, a 1987-1988 International Hockey League team in Denver, Colorado
  • Denver Rangers
    Denver Rangers
    The Denver Rangers were a professional hockey team in Denver, Colorado for 1988–1989 season. They were a member of the International Hockey League. The team was originally the Indianapolis Checkers, but after the 1986–1987 season the team moved to Denver. The team was originally known as the...

    , a 1988-1989 International Hockey League team in Denver, Colorado
  • Drummondville Rangers
    Drummondville Rangers
    The Drummondville Rangers were a junior ice hockey team that played in Drummondville, Quebec. They originally played in the Quebec Junior Hockey League, but became a founding member of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 1969. They were originally affiliated with the New York Rangers. They...

    , a junior team in Drummondville, Quebec
  • Earls Court Rangers
    Earls Court Rangers
    Earls Court Rangers were an early English ice hockey team that played in the English National League. They were formed in 1935 and disbanded in 1953. They played their home games at the Earls Court Arena in west London, England.-References:*...

    , an English National League team in West London, England
  • Fort Worth Rangers
    Fort Worth Rangers
    The Fort Worth Rangers were a minor pro ice hockey franchise based in Fort Worth, Texas. They played in the American Hockey Association during the 1941-42 season and in the United States Hockey League from 1945-46 through 1948-49...

    , played 1941-42 in the AHA, and 1945-49 in the USHL
  • Glanbrook Rangers
    Glanbrook Rangers
    The Glanbrook Rangers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Glanbrook, Ontario, Canada. They are playing in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

    , a Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League team in Glanbrook, Ontario
  • Kitchener Rangers
    Kitchener Rangers
    The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that have called Kitchener, Ontario, Canada their home since 1963. The Rangers are a publicly owned hockey team, governed by a 40-person Board of Directors made up of season ticket subscribers. The Rangers hosted...

    , an Ontario Hockey League team in Kitchener, Ontario
  • New York Rangers
    New York Rangers
    The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

    , a National Hockey League team in New York, New York
  • North York Rangers
    North York Rangers
    The North York Rangers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from North York, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey, but they were also a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-Richmond Hill:...

    , a Metro Junior A Hockey League team in North York, Ontario
  • South Grenville Rangers
    South Grenville Rangers
    The South Grenville Rangers are a Junior "B" team encompassing South Grenville, Ontario.The team plays its home games based out of Prescott, Ontario. They play out of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League.-Season-by-Season results:-External links:**...

    , an Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League team in South Grenville, Ontario
  • Toronto Young Rangers
    Toronto Young Rangers
    The Toronto Young Rangers were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from the league's early days until 1948. They played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto...

    , an Ontario Hockey Association team in Toronto

Other sports

  • Broughton Rangers
    Broughton Rangers
    Broughton Rangers was a British rugby football, and subsequently a rugby league club. It was based in Broughton, Salford.-History:Broughton Rangers was founded in 1877 as Broughton and added Rangers for its second season...

    , a British rugby league team
  • Bruin Rangers
    Bruin Rangers
    The Bruin Rangers are a division I collegiate women's rugby team representing the . They are an officially supported club sport of and are part of the Southern California Rugby Football Union, SCRFU.- History :...

    , an American collegiate women's rugby team
  • Dandenong Rangers
    Dandenong Rangers
    The Dandenong Jayco Rangers are an Australian Women's Basketball League team based in Melbourne, Australia. Historically, they have been one of the more successful franchises in league history, but over recent years have struggled to make the playoffs, generally finishing 5th or below...

    , an Australian women's basketball team
  • New Cross Rangers
    New Cross Rangers
    The New Cross Rangers were a Speedway team which operated from 1937 until their closure in 1953. The track reopened in 1959 under Johnnie Hoskins for a series of open meetings and then in 1960 and 1961 operated in the National League...

    , a British speedway team
  • Waitakere Rangers
    Waitakere Rangers
    The Waitakere Rangers were a franchise in the now defunct Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represented five clubs based in Waitakere City including the Glenora Bears who previously represented the City in the Bartercard Cup. The other four clubs were the Waitemata...

    , a New Zealand rugby team

Geography

  • Ranger, Georgia
    Ranger, Georgia
    Ranger is a town in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 85 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ranger is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

  • Ranger, Texas
    Ranger, Texas
    Ranger is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,584 at the 2000 census. Ranger College, a community college, is the second largest employer in the community....

  • Ranger, West Virginia
    Ranger, West Virginia
    Ranger is an unincorporated community in western Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 southwest of the town of Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 614 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the...

  • Ranger Lake
    Ranger Lake
    Ranger Lake is a reservoir located in Mill Stream Run Reservation off Pearl Road in Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio....

    , Ohio
  • Ranger Peak
    Ranger Peak
    Ranger Peak is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The peak is located slightly northwest of and across Jackson Lake from Colter Bay Village. Colter Canyon is to the north while Waterfalls Canyon is immediately southeast of the peak, but there are no maintained trails...

    , Wyoming

Land vehicles

  • Ranger (automobile), a 1968-1976 GM car model
  • Ranger (South African car), a GM vehicle sold in the 1970s
  • Cadillac Gage Ranger
    Cadillac Gage Ranger
    The Cadillac Gage Ranger is a 4×4 armored personnel carrier produced by Cadillac Gage. The largest customer was the United States Air Force which at one time had over 700. It is also used by Luxembourg and Indonesia...

    , an armored truck
  • Edsel Ranger
    Edsel Ranger
    The Edsel Ranger was an automobile produced by the former Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln Division of the Ford Motor Company of Dearborn, Michigan, and sold through its Edsel marque in 1958. Rangers were built on the shorter Edsel platform, shared with the Ford Fairlane as was the Pacer...

    , a 1958-1960 American sedan
  • Ford Ranger
    Ford Ranger
    The Ford Ranger is a pickup truck produced by the Ford Motor Company. The "Ranger" name had previously been used for a premium styling package on the F-Series full-sized pickup trucks since 1965. The name was moved to this line of North American compact trucks for the 1983 model year.In North...

    , an American pick-up truck
  • Hino Ranger
    Hino Ranger
    The Hino Ranger is a medium to heavy duty cab-over truck manufactured by Hino Motors.The Ranger is part of Hino's F-Series Truck with model code such as FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FL, and FM. The further the alphabet means the higher payload. The 4WD models are FT and GT. The SG is Tractor Head to pull...

    , a Japanese cab-over truck
  • Ranger, a series of off-road vehicles by Polaris Industries
    Polaris Industries
    Polaris Industries is a manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles. Polaris is based in Medina, Minnesota, USA. The company also manufactures motorcycles through its Victory Motorcycles subsidiary and through the Indian Motorcycle subsidiary which it purchased in April...


Water vessels

  • Ranger (yacht)
    Ranger (yacht)
    The J-class yacht Ranger successfully defended the 1937 America's Cup, defeating the British challenger Endeavour II 4-0 at Newport, Rhode Island. It was the last time J-class yachts would race for the America's Cup.-Construction:...

  • HMS Ranger
    HMS Ranger
    Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger*HMS Ranger was a 24-gun sixth rate, previously the French privateer Deux Couronnes. She was captured in 1747 by HMS Gloucester....

    , the name of several Royal Navy ships
  • USS Ranger
    USS Ranger
    USS Ranger is a historic name in the United States Navy, and has been used by one ship of the Continental Navy and nine ships of the U.S. Navy:* The first was an 18-gun ship sloop built in 1777 and commanded by John Paul Jones...

    , the name of several U.S. Navy ships
  • USC&GS Ranger
    USC&GS Ranger
    USC&GS Ranger was a steamer that served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1919 to 1930 or 1931.Ranger was built as the civilian steam-driven, steel-hulled yacht Thomas Slocum in 1910 by the Robert Jacob Shipyard at City Island in the Bronx, New York. She later was renamed Ranger...

    , an American survey ship
  • Ranger class tanker
    Ranger class tanker
    The Ranger class tanker was a series of six ships built for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.* RFA Black Ranger , built by Harland and Wolff* RFA Blue Ranger , built by Harland and Wolff* RFA Brown Ranger , built by Harland and Wolff...

    , a series of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships
  • Ranger Boats
    Ranger Boats
    Ranger Boats are a popular line of bass fishing boats designed primarily for blackbass fishing. The company was founded in 1968 by Forrest L. Wood in Flippin, Arkansas. Ranger is generally credited with the introduction of the modern bass boat....

    , a line of fishing boats
  • Ranger 29
    Ranger 29
    The Ranger 29 is a twenty-nine foot fiberglass production sailboat designed by Gary Mull in or around 1970.-Hull:The hull is constructed of a solid fiberglass laminate. The keel is molded as part of the hull and the ballast is poured in. The hull is a moderate displacement design. The rudder...

    , a sailboat

Aerospace

  • Ranger program
    Ranger program
    The Ranger program was a series of unmanned space missions by the United States in the 1960s whose objective was to obtain the first close-up images of the surface of the Moon. The Ranger spacecraft were designed to take images of the lunar surface, returning those images until they were destroyed...

    , a series of American unmanned Lunar space missions
  • Ranger/Fairchild Engines, an aircraft engine company
  • Parker 2nd Ranger
    Parker 2nd Ranger
    |-See also:...

    , motorglider
  • RUAG Ranger
    RUAG Ranger
    RANGER is a tactical UAV system by Swiss aerospace enterprise RUAG Aerospace. Its design and some of its technology is based on the Scout UAV system by Israel Aerospace Industries....

    , a Swiss unmanned air vehicle

Fiction and games

  • Ranger (magazine)
  • Rangers (comics)
    Rangers (comics)
    The Rangers are a superhero team published by Marvel Comics. The team first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #265 and was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema.-Fictional history:...

    , a Marvel Comics superhero team
  • Ranger (Babylon 5)
    Ranger (Babylon 5)
    Rangers are a fictional class of warriors that play a prominent role in the science fiction television series Babylon 5.-History:...

  • Ranger (Farthing Wood)
    Ranger (Farthing Wood)
    Ranger is a character in The Animals of Farthing Wood, a fox from White Deer Park and the son of Scarface and Lady Blue. Ranger is the most peaceful of Scarface's cubs. He meets Charmer by the stream and is immediately attracted to her...

  • Ranger (Middle-earth)
    Ranger (Middle-earth)
    In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Rangers were two secretive, independent groups organized by the Dúnedain of the North and South in the Third Age. Like their Númenórean ancestors, they appeared to possess qualities closely attributed to the Eldar, with their keen senses and ability to...

  • Ranger: Simulation of Modern Patrolling Operations, a board game
  • Ranger (character class)
    Ranger (character class)
    A Ranger is a type of warrior appearing in fantasy fiction and role-playing games....

    , a class that appears in many different role-playing games
    • Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)
      Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)
      The ranger is one of the standard playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are protectors of nature, skilled woodsmen, and often live reclusive lives as hermits....

      , the character class as it appears specifically in the game of D&D
  • Ranger (Transformers)
  • Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional military unit portrayed in Spearhead (TV series)
    Spearhead (TV series)
    Spearhead is a British television series. Produced by Southern Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of three series and 19 episodes from 1978 to 1981. It featured the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional...

  • New California Rangers, a fictional military unit of the New California Republic in the Fallout series of games

Scouting

  • Ranger (Girl Guide)
    Ranger (Girl Guide)
    A Ranger or Ranger Guide is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 14 and 25. Exact age limits are slightly different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Rover Scouts-Early history:...

  • Ranger Award
    Ranger Award
    The Ranger Award is an award available to youth in the Venturing program and requires the same caliber of work as Boy Scout Eagle Award. It is designed to encourage youths to acquire a high level of proficiency in outdoor skills.-Award:...

    , a Boy Scouts of America award
  • Boy Rangers of America
    Boy Rangers of America
    The Boy Rangers of America was a Scouting program in the United States for boys ages 8 through 12. It was organized in 24 January 1913 in Montclair, New Jersey by Emerson Brooks...

    , a scouting program

Other uses

  • Ranger (surname)
    Ranger (surname)
    Ranger is a surname; people with that name include:*Andrew Ranger, Canadian racing driver*Henry Ward Ranger, American artist*Ivan Ranger, Croatian baroque painter*Mick Ranger, English arms dealer*Paul Ranger, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman...

    , people with the surname Ranger
  • Rangers (band)
    Rangers (band)
    The Rangers is a Czech pop folk band formed in 1964 by Milan Dufek and Antonín Hájek, playing country music as well. Its classical ensemble consisted of Milan Dufek , Antonín Hájek , Miroslav Řihošek, Jan Vančura , Jiří Veisser, and Radek Tomášek...

    , a Czech folk pop band
  • Ranger (ride)
    Ranger (ride)
    A Ranger is a HUSS manufactured inverting pendulum ride, first manufactured in 1981. Many of the design elements were later used in the HUSS Rainbow, and the term 'Ranger' has become synonymous with inverting pendulum rides...

  • Colorado Ranger
    Colorado Ranger
    The Colorado Ranger is a horse breed named for its Colorado High Plains origins in the United States of America.-Characteristics:The registers horses that can be traced back to one of the two stallions and which also meet additional registration requirements. The breed traces back to one of the...

    , a horse breed
  • Royal Rangers
    Royal Rangers
    Royal Rangers is a worldwide ministry of the Assemblies of God and is designed to provide youth with challenging activities while providing them with Christian instruction. Royal Rangers International is open to participation of both boys and girls, while the US only allows boy participation in...

    , a Christian youth movement
  • Ranger College
    Ranger College
    Ranger College is a community college located in Ranger, Texas, a small town west of Fort Worth, Texas. The college's website asserts that it "is one of the oldest public two-year colleges in continuous operation in the state of Texas." In conjunction with its main campus in Ranger, the college...

    , Texas
  • Ranger Uranium Mine
    Ranger Uranium Mine
    The Ranger uranium mine is surrounded by Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory of Australia, 230 km east of Darwin. The orebody was discovered in 1969, and the mine commenced operation in 1980, reaching full production of uranium oxide in 1981...

    , Northern Territory, Australia
  • Black Rock Ranger, a volunteer mediator at Burning Man
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