Zephyr
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Zephyr may refer to:
- A light or west windWest windA west wind is a wind that blows from the west, in an eastward direction. In Western tradition, it has usually been considered the mildest and most favorable of the directional winds....
- Zephyrus, one of the Anemoi and the Greek god of the west wind
- ZephyranthesZephyranthesZephyranthes is a genus of 71 species in the Amaryllis family . There are numerous hybrids and cultivars. Common names for species in this genus include fairy lily, rainflower, zephyr lily, magic lily, Atamasco lily, and rain lily.The name is derived from Ζέφυρος , the Greek god of the west...
, a plant genus whose species include the zephyr lily - Zephyr (graffiti artist)Zephyr (graffiti artist)ZEPHYR, born Andrew Witten, is a graffiti artist, lecturer and author from New York City. He began creating graffiti in 1975 and first signed using the name "Zephyr" in 1977...
, a well-known graffiti artist from New York City - Zephyr (protocol)Zephyr (protocol)Created at MIT, as part of Project Athena, Zephyr was designed as an instant messaging protocol and application-suite with a heavy Unix background. Using the "do one thing, do it well" philosophy of Unix, it was made up of several separate programs working together to make a complete messaging...
, an instant messenger protocol and application-suite - Zephyr (Wooldridge)Zephyr (Wooldridge)Zephyr is a public sculpture created by artist Steve Wooldridge in 1998. It is located southeast of the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis University Library and north of New York Street on IUPUI's campus...
, a stainless steel sculpture by Steve Wooldridge on the IUPUI campus - Zephyr, codename of the Soviet spy Mikhail MukaseiMikhail MukaseiMikhail Isaakovich Mukasei was a Soviet spy codenamed Zephyr.-Biography:...
, active from the 1940s through the 1970s - Zephyr, North CarolinaZephyr, North CarolinaZephyr is an unincorporated community in western Surry County, North Carolina in Bryan Township. The community is centered around the intersection of Zephyr-Mountain Park Road and Poplar Springs Road/Zephyr Road and lies between the Mitchell River and Little Creek...
- Zephyr, TexasZephyr, TexasZephyr is an unincorporated community located in Brown County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 198 in 2000.-Geography:...
Aviation
- Advanced Aviation Zephyr, ultralight, homebuilt aircraft
- Bartlett ZephyrBartlett Zephyr|-References:* Photo: img src="http://www.bannerbob.net/Babcock%20LC13-1r.JPG"-See also:...
, light, civil aircraft of the 1940s - Fouga ZéphyrFouga Zéphyr|-See also:-References:* Kopenhagen, W., ed. Das große Flugzeug-Typenbuch. Stuttgart, Germany: Transpress, 1987. ISBN 3-344-00162-0.* Jackson, Paul A, French Military Aviation Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0 904597 17 2....
, a carrier-capable jet trainer for the French Navy, based on the Fouga Magister - RAE ZephyrRAE Zephyr-Cited sources:...
, 1923 pusher biplane - Qinetiq ZephyrQinetiQ ZephyrZephyr is a lightweight solar-powered UAV which was originally designed and built by the QQ1 "Edge of Space" team who were sponsored by the United Kingdom defence firm, Qinetiq. It is of carbon-fibre construction, and uses sunlight to charge a lithium sulphur battery during the day, which powers...
, a solar powered unmanned air vehicle - Zephyr, original name of the Ader Avion IIAder Avion IIThe Avion II was the second primitive aircraft designed by Clément Ader in the 1890s. Most sources agree that work on it was never completed, Ader abandoning it in favour of the Avion III that had a financial backer...
, an uncompleted 1890s aircraft
Maritime
- HMS ZephyrHMS ZephyrNine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Zephyr after the Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind:, originally HMS Martin, was captured by the French Navy in 1756. She was recaptured in 1757 and renamed to Zephyr....
, eight ships of the British Royal Navy - RV Zephyr, research vessel
- USS Zephyr (PC-8)USS Zephyr (PC-8)USS Zephyr was built as a Cyclone class patrol coastal ship in the United States Navy. As of 8 October 2004 she was transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Zephyr ....
, United States Navy ship - Zephyr (dinghy), sailing dinghy
- Zephyr Seaport Liberty Cruise, sightseeing service operated by Circle Line DowntownCircle Line DowntownCircle Line Downtown is a sightseeing harbor cruise company that operates out of the South Street Seaport Pavilion Pier at the Financial District in Manhattan under Harbor Experience Companies.-History:...
in New York - Zephyr (steamboat)Zephyr (steamboat)-Career:Zephyr was built in 1871 for the famous steamboat captain Tom Wright. In 1872, the Merchants Transportation Company of Olympia was formed, with Zephyr becoming the company's first steamboat...
, a sternwheel steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
Rail
- California ZephyrCalifornia ZephyrThe California Zephyr is a long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the midwestern and western United States.It runs from Chicago, Illinois, in the east to Emeryville, California, in the west, passing through the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California...
, a diesel-powered passenger train, famous for its use of Vista-Dome cars - Denver ZephyrDenver ZephyrThe Denver Zephyr was a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado...
, passenger service between Denver and Chicago - Kansas City ZephyrKansas City ZephyrThe Kansas City Zephyr was a streamliner passenger train service operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Chicago and Kansas City.- Overview :...
, passenger train service between Kansas City and Chicago - Pioneer ZephyrPioneer ZephyrThe Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered railroad train formed of railroad cars permanently articulated together with Jacobs bogies, built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad , commonly known as the Burlington...
, a diesel-powered railroad train set built in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad - Texas ZephyrTexas ZephyrThe Texas Zephyr was a named passenger train operated by the Colorado and Southern Railway and the Fort Worth and Denver Railway...
, passenger service between Denver and Dallas
Road
- Ford ZephyrFord ZephyrThe Ford Zephyr was a car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United Kingdom. Between 1950 and 1972, it was sold as a more powerful six-cylinder saloon to complement the four-cylinder Ford Consul: from 1962 the Zephyr itself was offered in both four- and six-cylinder versions.The Zephyr...
, an automobile - Kawasaki ZephyrKawasaki ZephyrThe Kawasaki Zephyr is a range of retro-styled naked superbikes, manufactured during the 1990s. All models were air-cooled inline 4-cylinder-engined motorcycles built by Kawasaki. There were a number of Zephyr models available, in four engine capacities - 400, 550, 750, and 1100cc.The 400 was...
, a model of motorcycle - Lincoln-ZephyrLincoln-ZephyrLincoln-Zephyr was a marque for the lower priced line of luxury cars in the Lincoln line 1936-40. Lincoln-Zephyr and Mercury, introduced 1939, bridged the wide gap between Ford's V-8 De Luxe line and the exclusive Lincoln K-series cars. This served a purpose similar to Cadillac's smaller LaSalle...
, an automobile produced 1936–1942 - Lincoln MKZLincoln MKZThe Lincoln MKZ, initially named the Lincoln Zephyr, is a mid-size, entry-level luxury car from the Lincoln division of the Ford Motor Company. Lincoln revived the Zephyr name in the fall of 2005 as a platform-mate for the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan; the vehicles were based on the CD3 platform,...
, an automobile currently in production, initially named the Lincoln Zephyr - Mercury ZephyrMercury ZephyrThe Mercury Zephyr is a compact car sold by the Lincoln-Mercury division of Ford Motor Company for the North American market. Introduced as a replacement for the Mercury Comet, it was produced from 1978 to 1983...
, an automobile
Video games
- Zephyr, a protagonist from Resonance of FateResonance of FateResonance of Fate, known in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by tri-Ace and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released on January 28, 2010 in Japan, on March 16, 2010 in North America and on March 26, 2010 in Europe.-Gameplay:Resonance of Fate...
- Zephyr, A character in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
- The IFS Zephyr, the zeppelin that crashed at the beginning of the game Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraArcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick ObscuraArcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is a single player / multi-player computer role-playing game developed by Troika Games and published by Sierra Entertainment. It was released in North America and Europe in August 2001 for Microsoft Windows...
- Zephyr motherboard, a motherboard type for a Xbox 360Xbox 360The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
Businesses
- Zephyr clothZephyr clothZephyr cloth is a thin kind of cassimere made in Belgium. The term also refers to a waterproof fabric of wool....
, a fabric made in Belgium - Zephyr TechnologyZephyr TechnologyZephyr Technology Limited is a privately owned company specializing is remote monitoring of people's physiology and biomechanics. Smart fabrics are used for physiological sensor electrodes designed into elastic straps or clothing. Bio-mechanical sensing is used so that doctors can understand what a...
, medical technology company
Music
- Zephyr (band)Zephyr (band)Zephyr was a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1969 in Boulder, Colorado by guitarist Tommy Bolin, keyboardist John Faris, David Givens on bass guitar, Robbie Chamberlin on drums and Candy Givens on vocals. Although the charismatic performances by Candy Givens were originally the focal point for...
, a blues-based hard rock band formed in 1968 in Boulder, Colorado- Zephyr (Zephyr album), the band's debut album
- Zephyr (Basement Jaxx album)Zephyr (Basement Jaxx album)Zephyr is the sixth studio album by British electronic dance music duo Basement Jaxx, released on December 7, 2009.The group had originally planned on recording a double album, with one album consisting of more ambient and mellow songs and the other traditional dance music tracks...
, a 2009 EP by Basement Jaxx - Zephyr (musical project), music by composer Elizabeth Henshaw
- The ZephyrsThe ZephyrsThe Zephyrs is an Edinburgh, Scotland-based indie band. They have released five albums and two EPs containing their shoegazing folk-rock style.-Band history:...
, an Edinburgh, Scotland-based indie band - "The Zephyr SongThe Zephyr Song"The Zephyr Song" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the second single released from the band's eighth studio album, By the Way. The song, as a single, was released in two parts. Both editions held two previously unheard-of B-sides, making it, collectively, hold four non-LP tracks...
", the second single from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album By the Way - KZFRKZFRKZFR 90.1 FM is a non-profit, community radio station located in Chico, California. The idea started out as a translator for KPFA in Berkeley in 1981. But when it began transmitting in July 1990, it was locally originated content. KZFR broadcasts local Internet station Radio Paradise from 12 AM to...
, a community radio station in Chico, California - WMTI, an alternative rock station (formerly known as 106.1 the Zephyr) in New Orleans, Louisiana
- "Zephyr", a song from the Mary Chapin Carpenter album The Age of MiraclesThe Age of MiraclesThe Age of Miracles is the tenth studio album released by American music artist Mary Chapin Carpenter. The album was released on April 27, 2010 on Zoë Records and was produced by Carpenter and Matt Rollings....
Sports
- Muskegon ZephyrsMuskegon ZephyrsThe Muskegon Zephyrs were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1960 to 1965. Muskegon were Turner Cup champions in 1962. In 1962-63, Zephyrs defenceman Gerry Glaude became the first defenceman in pro hockey history to score 100 points in one...
, former ice hockey team - New Orleans ZephyrsNew Orleans ZephyrsThe New Orleans Zephyrs are a minor league baseball team based in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The Zephyrs play in the Pacific Coast League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. The Zephyrs play their home games at Zephyr Field....
, an AAA Pacific Coast League minor league baseball team - Chicago Zephyrs, former name of the NBA franchise currently known as the Washington WizardsWashington WizardsThe Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
- Zephyr skateboard teamZ-BoysThe Z-Boys was a group of skateboarders in the mid-1970s from Santa Monica and Venice, California. The aerial and sliding skate moves that the Z-Boys invented were the basis for aerial skateboarding today.-History:...
, famous 1970s skateboard team a.k.a Z-boys - Zephyr (garment), a garment used in competitive rowing
Fiction
- Zephyr (film)Zephyr (film)Zephyr is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Belma Baş, which tells the story of a young girl Zefir’s longing for her mother while staying with her grandparents for summer holidays in the beautiful mountains of the Black Sea region...
, a 2010 Turkish film - Zephyr, a ship from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series
- Zephyr, a character in The Hunchback of Notre Dame IIThe Hunchback of Notre Dame IIThe Hunchback of Notre Dame II is a 2002 direct-to-video sequel to the 1996 Disney animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Japan...
- Zephyr, a character in the children's book series SilverwingSilverwing (series)The Silverwing Book Series is a series of books by Kenneth Oppel featuring the adventures of Shade, a young bat.-Synopsis:When Shade Silverwing breaks an age-old law, looking at the sun, the owls burn down his beloved Tree Haven. They go to Hibernaculum where they rest for the winter. Along the...
- Zephyr, a fictional perpetual source of energy in the movie Knight and Day