Centurion

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Centurion can mean:

In the military:

• Centurion (Roman army), a professional officer of the Roman army who commanded a large amount of men.
• Centurion tank, the name of a British tank of the post-World War 2 era.
• HMS Centurion, the name of eight different ships of the British Royal Navy

In transport:

• Centurion engine, a diesel aircraft engine.
• Cessna 210 Centurion, a high-performance, single-engine general aviation aircraft
• Centurion (solar aircraft), a certain Solar powered aircraft.
• Buick Centurion, a car built by the Buick division of General Motors.

Places:

• Centurion, South Africa, a town in Gauteng, South Africa.

In sport and entertainment:

• Centurion Park, a South African cricket ground in Centurion, Gauteng.
• Centurion, title granted to any walker who completes 100 English landmiles within 24 hours.
• Centurion (game), a drinking game involving the consumption of 100 shots of beer.
• Centurion: Defender of Rome is a computer game.
• Centurion (Star Trek), a low-ranking commissioned officer in the Romulan Star Empire in the fictional Star Trek universe.
• Centurion (Battlestar Galactica), a Cylon warrior in Battlestar Galactica.

Other:

• Centurion Card, known as the Black Card, is American Express's most exclusive charge card.
• Centurion (beer), is the brand name for a beer manufactured by German supermarket chain Aldi.
• Rutgers Centurion, a conservative magazine at Rutgers University.
• Centurion (University City mascot), the mascot of University City High School in San Diego, CA.
• Centurion (Saugus mascot), the sports team mascot of Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, CA.

See also:

• Centurio (genus).