Thunderbolt (disambiguation)
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A thunderbolt
is a discharge of lightning
accompanied by a loud thunder
clap, or a symbolic representation thereof.
Thunderbolt may also refer to:
Thunderbolt
A thunderbolt is a discharge of lightning accompanied by a loud thunderclap or its symbolic representation. In its original usage the word may also have been a description of meteors, or, as Plato suggested in Timaeus, of the consequences of a close approach between two planetary cosmic bodies,...
is a discharge of lightning
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
accompanied by a loud thunder
Thunder
Thunder is the sound made by lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the listener, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble . The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within...
clap, or a symbolic representation thereof.
Thunderbolt may also refer to:
Aircraft
- P-47 ThunderboltP-47 ThunderboltRepublic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was heavily armed with eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded, the P-47 weighed up to...
, a United States Army Air Force fighter aircraft - A-10 Thunderbolt IIA-10 Thunderbolt IIThe Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s. The A-10 was designed for a United States Air Force requirement to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks,...
, an American ground support aircraft - Mitsubishi J2MMitsubishi J2MThe Mitsubishi J2M Raiden was a single-engined land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Jack".-Design and development:...
Raiden ("Thunderbolt"), a Japanese land-based fighter - Saab 37 Viggen, also known as Thunderbolt, a Swedish fighter and attack aircraft
Naval vessels
- HMS ThunderboltHMS ThunderboltFour vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Thunderbolt: was originally a French ship, but was captured in 1696 and commissioned into the Royal Navy. It was converted to a hulk in 1699 and broken up in 1731. was a wooden paddle sloop launched in 1842 and wrecked off South Africa in 1847...
, four vessels of the Royal Navy - USS Thunderbolt (PC-12)USS Thunderbolt (PC-12)USS Thunderbolt is the twelfth Cyclone class patrol ship. Thunderbolt was laid down 9 June 1994 by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 2 December 1994. She was commissioned by the United States Navy 7 October 1995....
, a US Navy patrol ship
Operations
- Operation EntebbeOperation EntebbeOperation Entebbe was a counter-terrorist hostage-rescue mission carried out by the Special Forces of the Israel Defense Forces at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on 4 July 1976. A week earlier, on 27 June, an Air France plane with 248 passengers was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists and...
or Thunderbolt, the Israeli Defense Force rescue of civilian hostages held at Entebbe, Uganda - Operation Thunderbolt, a Singapore Armed Forces hostage rescue operation
- Operation Thunderbolt (1951)Operation Thunderbolt (1951)Operation Thunderbolt, also known as the Defensive Battle of the Han River Southern Bank , was a US offensive during the Korean War. It represented the first offensive under the new commanding officer of the 8th US Army, General Matthew Ridgway...
, a United Nations offensive during the Korean WarKorean WarThe Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
Other
- Thunderbolt, a test bed variant of the M8 Armored Gun System
- Thunderbolt-2000Thunderbolt-2000The Thunderbolt-2000 RT/LT-2000 is a wheeled MLRS systems used by the Republic of China Army. It was created with the intention of attacking enemy forces when disembarking from sea....
, a wheeled rocket launcher system used by the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army - Legio XII FulminataLegio XII FulminataLegio duodecima Fulminata , also known as Paterna, Victrix, Antiqua, Certa Constans, and Galliena, was a Roman legion, levied by Julius Caesar in 58 BC and which accompanied him during the Gallic wars until 49 BC. The unit was still guarding the Euphrates River crossing near Melitene at the...
, a Roman legion which took its name and unit emblem from fulmen, Latin for Thunderbolt; formed and commanded by Julius Caesar - The Thunderbolts, the former aerobatic demonstration team of the Indian Air Force
- Nickname of the 11th Armored Division (United States)
Technology
- Thunderbolt (interface), a high-speed data port from Intel originally code-named Light Peak
- HTC ThunderboltHTC ThunderBoltThe HTC ThunderBolt is the first 4G LTE smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network. It is a CDMA/LTE variant of the HTC Desire HD...
, a cell phone - Thunderbolt sirenThunderbolt SirenThe Thunderbolt siren is a discontinued electro-mechanical warning siren that was once manufactured in the United States by Federal Signal Corporation. The Thunderbolt siren consists of three major components: the blower, rotator and siren chopper. The blower, which is made up of a motor-driven...
, a warning siren
People
- Captain ThunderboltCaptain ThunderboltFrederick Wordsworth Ward was an Australian bushranger renowned for escaping from Cockatoo Island, and also for his reputation as the "gentleman bushranger" and his lengthy survival, being the longest roaming bushranger in Australian history.-Early years:Frederick Ward was the son of convict...
(1833-1870), an Australian bushranger - Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł (1547-1603), a prince of the Holy Roman Empire and nobleman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Thunderbolt GibbonsThunderbolt Gibbons-Background:Gibbons was a native of Barnaderg and became the leader of the Whiteboy movement in the area. He was noted for his speed, which caused him to be popularly called 'Thunderbolt', and in relation to his many escapes from arrest....
(fl. 1820), an Irish leader of the secret Whiteboys agrarian organization - Claude PattersonClaude PattersonClaude Patterson, better known professionally as Thunderbolt Patterson, was an American professional wrestler best known for his efforts at starting a union for wrestlers...
(born 1941), American professional wrestler under the name Thunderbolt Patterson
Places
- Thunderbolt, GeorgiaThunderbolt, GeorgiaThunderbolt is a small town located in Chatham County about 5 miles southeast of downtown Savannah. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,668. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Thunderbolt runs along the western shore of the Wilmington River...
, an American town - Thunderbolt Peak, in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California
- Thunderbolt Wreck, a dive site based on the scuttled ship Major General Wallace F. RandolphMajor General Wallace F. Randolph (ship)USAMP Major General Wallace F. Randolph, sometimes also known as MG Wallace F. Randolph, was a mine planter built by the Marietta Manufacturing Company, and delivered to the United States Army Mine Planter Service in 1942. The ship was transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1951 as auxiliary minelayer...
Transportation
- Thunderbolt, a GWR 3031 ClassGWR 3031 ClassThe Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work...
locomotive - Thunderbolt (car)Thunderbolt (car)Thunderbold is a British Land Speed Record holder of the 1930s, driven by Captain George E.T. Eyston- Records held :Between 1937 and 1939, the competition for the Land Speed Record was between two Englishmen: Captain Eyston and John Cobb. Thunderbolt's first record was set at on 19 November 1937...
, British land speed record car of the 1930s - Ford Fairlane ThunderboltFord Fairlane ThunderboltThe Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt was a limited production, factory experimental, drag race only automobile built by the Ford Motor Company in 1964...
, an experimental automobile built by the Ford Motor Company in 1964 - BSA ThunderboltBSA ThunderboltThe BSA Thunderbolt was a British motorcycle made by BSA at their factory in Armoury Road in Small Heath, Birmingham between 1964 and 1972. Fitted with a single carburettor it was capable of over .-Development:...
, a British motorcycle manufactured by BSA between 1964 and 1972
Films
- Thunderbolt (1910 film)Thunderbolt (1910 film)Thunderbolt is a 1910 film in the genre of "outlaw" films at the time that tended to glorify the life of the outlaw "Bushrangers" that roamed the Australian outback in pre-commonwealth days...
- The ThunderboltThe ThunderboltThe Thunderbolt is a 1912 American silent short drama starring William Garwood, James Cruze, David Thompson, Jean Darnell and Mignon Anderson.-Cast:* James Cruze as The Dishonest Broker* Mignon Anderson as The Broker's Daughter, as an Adult...
, a 1912 short - Thunderbolt (1929 film)Thunderbolt (1929 film)Thunderbolt is a 1929 proto-noir which tells the story of a criminal, facing execution, who wants to kill the man in the next cell for being in love with his girlfriend. It stars George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall and Eugenie Besserer....
- Thunderbolt!Thunderbolt!Thunderbolt! is a 1947 film documenting the American aerial operations of Operation Strangle in early 1944, when American flyers based on Corsica successfully impeded Axis supply lines to the Gustav Line and Anzio beachhead....
, a 1947 film - Thunderbolt (1995 film)Thunderbolt (1995 film)Thunderbolt is a 1995 Hong Kong action film, directed by Gordon Chan and starring Jackie Chan. In some early North American releases, it was known as Dead Heat....
(Pi li huo), starring Jackie Chan - Quentin Tarantino's Thunderbolt, the fictitious "original title" of the Quentin Tarantino film Death ProofDeath ProofDeath Proof is a 2007 American action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film centers on a psychopathic stunt man who stalks young women before murdering them in staged car accidents using his "death-proof" stunt car...
Cartoons and comics
- Peter Cannon, ThunderboltPeter Cannon, ThunderboltPeter Cannon, Thunderbolt is a fictional superhero character originally owned by Charlton Comics, notable for containing some of the earliest respectful invocations of Eastern mysticism in American pop culture. The character has been owned by the estate of its creator, writer-artist Pete Morisi,...
, Charlton Comics character and inspiration for the Ozymandias character in Watchmen - Thunderbolts (comics)Thunderbolts (comics)The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
, a Marvel comic book title - Thunderbolt (Marvel Comics)Thunderbolt (Marvel Comics)Thunderbolt is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Universe.-William Carver:William Carver was born in Harlem, New York. Returning to Harlem after military service, William was approached by several members of a local violent street gang named the Thunderbolts, eager to have William...
, two characters in the Marvel universe - Thunderbolt RossThunderbolt RossGeneral Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross is a fictional character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an adversary of the Hulk, sometimes as a supervillain. Ross is a United States military officer, the father of Betty Ross, ex-father in-law of Glenn Talbot and the father in-law...
, perennial nemesis of the Hulk - Thunderbolt, a genie who merges with the DC Comics character Johnny ThunderJohnny ThunderJohnny Thunder is the name of three fictional characters in comics published by DC Comics. A fourth character has the variant name Jonni Thunder.It is also the name of an unrelated Lego character.-Fictional character biography:...
to create Johnny Thunderbolt - Thunderbolt JaxonThunderbolt JaxonThunderbolt Jaxon is a superhero comic-book character who first appeared in an Australian comic in 1949. His first appearance in the UK was in Comet #76 in 1949...
, a Golden Age British superhero currently being revived in a Wildstorm comic series by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins
Video games
- Thunderbolt (website)Thunderbolt (website)Thunderbolt is an independent videogames website that was launched on November 20, 2000 by Philip Morton . Thunderbolt publishes reviews, previews and features covering the major gaming platforms, particularly consoles...
, a video games website - Colonel Volgin, also known as "Thunderbolt", a character in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Thunderbolt, a Pokémon attack
Fictional vehicles
- StarfuryStarfuryThe Starfury fighter is a fictional vessel used by Earthforce, the military branch of the Earth Alliance, in the science fiction television series Babylon 5...
Thunderbolt, a spacefighter from the Babylon 5 television series - Thunderbolt heavy fighter (Warhammer 40,000), from the Warhammer 40,000 game universe
- VF-11 ThunderboltVF-11 ThunderboltThe VF-11 Thunderbolt is a fictional variable fighter in the Macross storyline. It was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional Background:...
, a fighter in the Macross storyline
Roller coasters
- Thunderbolt (Celebration City)Thunderbolt (Celebration City)Viking Voyage is a steel roller coaster located at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Georgia. At its former home Celebration City it was known as Jack Rabbit from 2003 to 10/25/2008. It opened at Wild Adventures on March 5, 2010....
, at Celebration City in Branson, Missouri - Thunderbolt (Coney Island)Thunderbolt (Coney Island)The Thunderbolt was a wooden roller coaster located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. It operated from 1925 until 1982 and was finally demolished in autumn 2000. It was designed by John Miller.- History :...
, at Coney Island, New York - Thunderbolt (Dreamworld)Thunderbolt (Dreamworld)The Thunderbolt was Dreamworld's original roller coaster which opened in 1982 and was closed on 8 August 2003. It was demolished in 2004. It cost 4,000,000 to build and was capable of reaching speeds of up to . It was the first roller coaster in Australia to feature vertical loops. The land where...
, a defunct roller coaster at Dreamworld, Queensland, Australia - Thunderbolt (Kennywood)Thunderbolt (Kennywood)The Thunderbolt is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Originally built by John A. Miller in 1924, the ride's name was Pippin until 1967, when it changed to Thunderbolt beginning with the 1968 season, coinciding with an expansion of the...
, at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania - Thunderbolt (Six Flags New England)Thunderbolt (Six Flags New England)Thunderbolt is a wooden roller coaster currently located at Six Flags New England. Opened in 1941, Thunderbolt is currently the oldest roller coaster at Six Flags New England. It is also the oldest roller coaster in any Six Flags park...
, at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts - Viking Voyage, called Thunderbolt between 2003 and 2008
Symbols
- WolfsangelWolfsangelThe Wolfsangel is a symbol. It is also known as the Wolf's Hook or Doppelhaken. The upright variant is also known as "thunderbolt" and the horizontal variant as "werewolf"....
, a runic symbol known as the "thunderbolt", used by Nazi Germany and others - In heraldryHeraldryHeraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
, an emblem in the shape of a pair of wings emitting flames and lightnings
Other uses
- Windy City ThunderboltsWindy City ThunderBoltsThe Windy City ThunderBolts are a professional baseball team based in the Chicago suburb of Crestwood, Illinois, in the United States. The ThunderBolts are a member of the East Division of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...
, a Frontier League baseball team in Crestwood, Illinois - Thunderbolt (Norwegian band)Thunderbolt (Norwegian band)Thunderbolt is a Norwegian heavy metal band, formed in Oslo in 2001.-History:Thunderbolt, named after the WWII fighter plane Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, was formed in Oslo in 2001 by previous members of the Hardcore group Lash Out...
- Thunderbolt: A Tribute to AC/DC, a 1998 tribute album
- Thunderbolt, a publication of the National States' Rights PartyNational States' Rights PartyNational States' Rights Party was a far right, white supremacist party that briefly played a minor role in the politics of the United States.-Foundation:...
- Lampropeltis getulaLampropeltis getulaLampropeltis getula is a harmless colubrid species found in the United States and Mexico. A distinct color pattern and the common belief that this species actively hunts for venomous snakes helps to protect them from people. It has long been a favorite among collectors...
, the eastern kingsnake
See also
- lightning bolt (disambiguation)
- Thunderclap (disambiguation)
- Thunder (disambiguation)Thunder (disambiguation)Thunder may refer to:*Thunder, the sound of the shock wave produced by lightning*Thunderstorm*a Thunder godAircraft*JF-17 Thunder, an advanced multirole fighter aircraft developed by China and Pakistan*Thunder AX6-56Z*Thunder AX7*Thunder Ax7-77...