Cobra (disambiguation)

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Cobra is a venomous species of snake.

Cobra may also refer to:

Contents 1 As an acronym 2 Music 3 Fictional entities 4 Games 5 Literature 6 Military and police 7 Products and companies 8 Roller coasters 9 Television and films 10 Vehicles 11 Computer languages 12 Other 13 See also

[edit] As an acronym

• COBRA (avant-garde movement), a European art movement active around 1950
• Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, a secure facility of the United Kingdom government that co-ordinates action during an emergency
• The Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982, also known as CBRA or CoBRA.
• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, the COBRA Act, a United States federal statute, or health insurance provided under the act
• Counter-battery radar
• C.O.B.R.A. (Chemical, Ordnance, Biological, Radiological, Awareness) training in the New York City Police Department as a specialized anti-terrorism unit

[edit] Music

• Black Cobra, a metal band
• Cobra (band), a Chinese all-female rock band
• Cobra (Zorn), a musical composition by John Zorn
• Cobra Starship, an alternative rock band

[edit] Fictional entities

• Cobra (comics), a fictional character in Marvel comics
• Cobra Organization, in the toyline G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
  • Cobra Commander, leader of the Cobra Organization
• Cobra unit, in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• Professor Cobra, a villain and member of the Martin Empire in the third season of Yu-Gi-Oh GX
• Cobra Mark I and Cobra Mark III, space vehicles in the computer game Elite

[edit] Games

• A game published by Ocean Software, based on the 1986 film of the same title
• A board game published by Simulations Publications and TSR, Inc.

[edit] Literature

• COBRA (action-adventure novels), by Joseph R. Rosenberger
• COBRA (science fiction novels), by Timothy Zahn
• Cobra (manga), a manga

[edit] Military and police

• Cobra (anti-tank missile)
• Pugachev's Cobra, an air combat manoeuvering technique
• EKO Cobra, an Austrian counter-terror police squad
• Operation Cobra, a 1944 World War II battle
• VAQ-143, nicknamed Cobras, a US Navy electronic warfare squadron
• AH-1 SuperCobra, an attack helicopter

[edit] Products and companies

• Cobra Electronics Corporation
• Cobra Beer, from the UK.
• Cobra Golf, a brand of golf clubs and outdoor equipment
• A ZX Spectrum computer clone built in Romania
• The Cobra Group global face-to-face marketing company
• common nickname for the Ericofon
• the CoBra engine by Crosley

[edit] Roller coasters

• Cobra (La Ronde), a roller coaster in Canada.
• Cobra (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), a roller coaster in California
• Cobra (Tivoli Friheden), a roller coaster in Denmark
• Cobra (PowerPark roller coaster), a roller coaster in Finland.

[edit] Television and films

• Alarm Für Cobra 11:Die Autobahnpolizei, a German television series
• Cobra (1925 film), starring Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi
• Cobra (film), from 1986, starring Sylvester Stallone
• Cobra (TV series), starring Michael Dudikoff
• Cobra Video, an American company producer of gay pornographic films
• Space Adventure Cobra, a manga and anime series

[edit] Vehicles

• AH-1 Cobra, a United States Marine Corps attack helicopter
• HMS Cobra, a Royal Navy destroyer
• The tradename for several types of cars with a common lineage:
  • AC Cobra, a British sports car built in the 1960s
  • Shelby Mustang Cobra, 1960's Ford Mustangs specially modified by Carroll Shelby's company and sold as a series
  • Ford Shelby Cobra Concept, a 2004 Ford concept car based on the 1960s cobra
  • Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, a sports car built by Ford since 1993
• CoBra, an engine made by Crosley
• YF-17 Cobra, a prototype light-weight day fighter produced by Northrop and later redesigned as the F/A-18 Hornet
• Cobra (tram), in Zürich, Switzerland

[edit] Computer languages

• Cobra (programming language from Squeaky Duck), a programming language from the Squeaky Duck Design Company
• Cobra (programming language from Cobra Language LLC), a programming language from Cobra Language LLC

[edit] Other

• Cape Cobras, a cricket team based in Cape Town, South Africa
• Cobra, a back-stretching exercise performed by lying prone on the floor, and using the hands or elbows to push up the upper back.

[edit] See also

• CORBA