Wake (disambiguation)
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Wake and similar can refer to:
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- wake, the region of turbulence immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of a fluid over or around the body
- wake (ceremony), a ritual which takes place during some funeral ceremonies
- wake, a group of vultures
- wake, to awaken someone into a state of awareness or alertness
[edit] In entertainment
- The Wake, a nickname for Finnegans Wake, the James Joyce novel
- The Wake (band), a British post-punk band
- The Wake (US band), an American goth band from Columbus, Ohio
- Wake (2003 film) starring Gale Harold
- Wake (comics), a French comic in book collection format created by Morvan and Buchet
- Wake (album), a compilation album from Dead Can Dance albums
[edit] In geography
- Wake, Okayama, Japan
- Wake Island, a U.S. possession in the Pacific Ocean
- Wake County, North Carolina, county in North Carolina, in which the state capital of Raleigh is located.
- Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
[edit] Others
- wakes week, an English holiday tradition
- Wake Forest University
- Crasher Wake, a Gym Leader in the Pokemon video games