Cobra (disambiguation)
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A cobra
is any of several species of snake.
Cobra may also refer to:
Cobra
Cobra is a venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. However, not all snakes commonly referred to as cobras are of the same genus, or even of the same family. The name is short for cobra capo or capa Snake, which is Portuguese for "snake with hood", or "hood-snake"...
is any of several species of snake.
Cobra may also refer to:
Fictional entities
- Cobra Command, a fictional terrorist organization in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero universe
- Cobra CommanderCobra CommanderCobra Commander is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe franchise. He appears in the toyline, animated series , comic books, video games, and movie as the usual principal antagonist. He is the supreme leader of the terrorist organization Cobra, and archnemesis of the Joes...
the organization's leader
- Cobra Commander
- Cobra (comics)Cobra (comics)The Cobra is the alias of two fictional comic-book supervillains that appear in the Marvel Comics universe.-Klaus Voorhees:Klaus Voorhees, the original Cobra, was also known as The Human Cobra and is currently known as the original King Cobra...
, a fictional character in Marvel comics - Cobra Unit, in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Professor Cobra, a villain and member of the Martian Empire in the third season of Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Government and police
- Cabinet Office Briefing Room, a secure facility of the United Kingdom government that co-ordinates action during an emergency, previously known as Cabinet Office Briefing Room A.
- EKO CobraEKO CobraEKO Cobra is Austria's foremost counter-terrorism special operations tactical unit. It is not part of the Austrian Federal Police but is directly under the control of the Austrian Federal Ministry for the Interior.-History:...
, an Austrian counter-terror police squad - Commando Battalion for Resolute ActionCommando Battalion for Resolute ActionCOBRA is a specialized unit of the CRPF created to counter the Naxalite problem in India. This specialized CRPF unit is one of the only units of the Central Armed Police Forces in the country who are specifically trained in guerilla warfare...
, Specialized CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) an Indian paramilitary unit
Law
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 is a law passed by the U.S. Congress on a reconciliation basis and signed by President Reagan that, among other things, mandates an insurance program giving some employees the ability to continue health insurance coverage after leaving...
, the COBRA Act, a United States federal statute, or health insurance provided under the act - Coastal Barrier Resources ActCoastal Barrier Resources ActThe Coastal Barrier Resources Act of the United States was enacted October 18, 1982. The United States Congress passed this Act in order to address the many problems associated with coastal barrier development. CBRA designated various undeveloped coastal barriers, which were illustrated by a...
of 1982, also known as CBRA or CoBRA
Literature
- COBRA (action-adventure novels)COBRA (action-adventure novels)For the series of novels by Timothy Zahn, see COBRA COBRA was a short-lived series of adventure novels by Joseph R. Rosenberger, who also created the series Death Merchant...
, by Joseph R. Rosenberger - COBRA (science fiction novels)COBRA (science fiction novels)For the series of novels by Joseph R. Rosenberger, see COBRA COBRA refers to a series of science fiction novelsby Timothy Zahn.-Setting:The books center around Cobras, elite soldiers augmented with bionic technology...
, by Timothy Zahn - Cobra (manga), a manga by Buichi Terasawa
- The Cobra (novel)The Cobra (novel)The Cobra is a 2010 thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth about the international cocaine trade. In it an unnamed Obama-like U.S...
, by Frederick Forsyth
Military
- AH-1 CobraAH-1 CobraThe Bell AH-1 Cobra is a two-bladed, single engine attack helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It shares a common engine, transmission and rotor system with the older UH-1 Iroquois...
, a United States Marine Corps attack helicopter- AH-1 SuperCobraAH-1 SuperCobraThe Bell AH-1 SuperCobra is a twin-engine attack helicopter based on the US Army's AH-1 Cobra. The twin Cobra family includes the AH-1J SeaCobra, the AH-1T Improved SeaCobra, and the AH-1W SuperCobra...
, its successor, a British Royal Navy destroyer
- AH-1 SuperCobra
- YF-17 CobraYF-17 CobraThe Northrop YF-17 was a prototype lightweight fighter aircraft designed for the United States Air Force's Lightweight Fighter technology evaluation program. The LWF was initiated because many in the fighter community believed that aircraft like the F-15 Eagle were too large and expensive for...
, a prototype light-weight day fighter produced by Northrop and later redesigned as the F/A-18 Hornet - Cobra (anti-tank missile)Cobra (anti-tank missile)The Cobra was a Swiss/German anti-tank missile designed by the Oerlikon-Contraves and Bölkow GmbH companies. It entered service with the German Army in the late 1950s...
- Pugachev's CobraPugachev's CobraIn aerobatics, Pugachev's Cobra is a dramatic and demanding manoeuvre in which a plane flying at a moderate speed suddenly raises the nose momentarily to the vertical position and slightly beyond, before dropping it back to normal flight. It uses a potent engine thrust to maintain approximately...
, an air combat manoeuvering technique - Operation CobraOperation CobraOperation Cobra was the codename for an offensive launched by the First United States Army seven weeks after the D-Day landings, during the Normandy Campaign of World War II...
, a 1944 World War II battle - Otokar CobraOtokar CobraThe Cobra is a wheeled armoured vehicle developed by Turkish firm Otokar, using some components from the American HMMWV. It was first delivered to the Turkish Army in 1997 and most recently, won a contract from a buyer for APV and 4X4 unarmored tactical vehicles.-Survivability:The monocoque steel...
, a four wheel drive Wheeled Light Armoured Vehicle, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 - Counter-battery radarCounter-battery radarA counter-battery radar detects artillery projectiles fired by one or more guns, howitzers, mortars and rocket launchers and from their trajectories locates the position on the ground of the gun, etc., that fired it. Alternatively, or in addition, it may determine where the projectile will land...
Music
- Cobra (Japanese band), a Japanese punk band
- Cobra (Chinese band), a Chinese all-female rock band
- Cobra (Zorn)Cobra (Zorn)Cobra is an unpublished but recorded and frequently performed musical composition by John Zorn that was conceived as a system with very detailed rules but with no pre-conceived sequence of events, or game piece, for a group of musical improvisors and a prompter. Zorn completed Cobra on October 9,...
, a musical composition by John Zorn - Mad CobraMad CobraEwart Everton Brown , better known by his stage name of Mad Cobra or simply Cobra is a Jamaican reggae musician.-Biography:...
, stage name of Jamaican musician Ewart Everton Brown, also known simply as Cobra - The Cobras, a local Austin band in the late 1970's which featured Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray VaughanStephen Ray "Stevie Ray" Vaughan was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. He was the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan and frontman for Double Trouble, a band that included bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton. Born in Dallas, Vaughan moved to Austin at the age of 17 and...
Products and companies
- Cobra BeerCobra BeerCobra Beers main product is an extra-smooth premium beer with an alcohol strength of 5% volume. The beer was founded in 1989 by Karan Bilimoria, who thought that Britain needed a smoother, less gassy lager, which would appeal to both ale drinkers and lager drinkers alike...
, from the UK - Cobra Energy Drink, the Philippines energy drink produced by Asia BreweryAsia BreweryAsia Brewery is a brewery founded in 1982 in Makati City, the Philippines. It is one of only two breweries in the Philippines, and is the smaller of the two, with only 10% market share...
- Cobra GolfCobra GolfCobra Golf is a subsidiary of German company Puma based in Carlsbad, California, which manufactures golf equipment.Founded in 1973 by Thomas L. Crow, Cobra produced one of the first utility clubs, the Baffler, long before the use of such clubs became popular. The company was acquired in 1996 by...
, a brand of golf clubs and outdoor equipment - Cobra Group (company), global face-to-face marketing company
- EricofonEricofonThe Ericofon, or Cobra Phone is a plastic one-piece telephone created by the Ericsson Company and marketed throughout the second half of the 20th century. It was the first commercially marketed telephone design to incorporate the dial and handset into a single unit...
, a telephone also referred to as the Cobra Phone - Colt Cobra, a discontinued line of small-caliber revolvers
- Cobra (video game), published by Ocean Software, based on the 1986 film of the same title
Roller coasters
- Cobra (La Ronde), a roller coaster in Canada.
- Cobra (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)Cobra (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)Cobra is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California.This is a simple family coaster with tight turns and a twisting track. Single riders must be tall or if between and must be accompanied by an adult....
, a roller coaster in California - Cobra (Tivoli Friheden), a roller coaster in Denmark
- Cobra (PowerPark roller coaster)Cobra (PowerPark roller coaster)Cobra is a roller coaster located at PowerPark in Alahärmä, Finland. Cobra was the first Vekoma boomerang to use the new MK1211 open sided train....
, a roller coaster in Finland - Cobra roll, an inversion
Television and film
- Cobra (1986 film), starring Sylvester Stallone
- Cobra (TV series)Cobra (TV series)Cobra was an American television action/adventure series starring Michael Dudikoff. It ran for just one season in syndication.-Premise:Robert "Scandal" Jackson, Jr., is an ex-Navy SEAL who went A.W.O.L. after refusing to blow up an enemy command center housing civilians...
, starring Michael Dudikoff - Cobra (1925 film)Cobra (1925 film)Cobra is a 1925 American silent film starring Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi. It is the screen adaptation of the play Cobra written by Martin Brown, which played at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway in 1924. -Synopsis:...
, starring Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi - Cobra VideoCobra VideoCobra Video is an American company involved in the production of gay pornographic films.- History and methods :Since its establishment in 2001 by Bryan Kocis , Cobra Video produced movies starring "twinks", exclusively in the 18-23 age category...
, an American company producer of gay pornographic films
Computer languages
- Cobra (programming language from Squeaky Duck), a programming language from the Squeaky Duck Design Company
- Cobra (programming language from Cobra Language LLC)Cobra (programming language from Cobra Language LLC)Cobra is an object-oriented programming language produced by Cobra Language LLC. Cobra is designed by Chuck Esterbrook, and runs on the Microsoft .NET and Mono platforms. It is strongly influenced by Python, C#, Eiffel, Objective-C, and other programming languages. It supports both static and...
, a programming language from Cobra Language LLC
Sports
- Juan José MuñanteJuan José MuñanteJuan José Muñante López is a former Peruvian footballer. He played in a right winger role.-Biography:Nicknamed The Jet in Peru and The Cobra in Mexico...
, soccer player known as "The Cobra". - Cape CobrasCape CobrasThe Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for...
, a cricket team based in Cape Town, South Africa - George TakanoGeorge TakanoGeorge Takano is a professional wrestler who hailed from Uganda under the alias The Cobra, a masked wrestler persona...
, Japanese professional wrestler who was known as The Cobra - Jeff FarmerJeff Farmer (wrestler)Jeff Farmer is a professional wrestler best known as Fake Sting, and later nWo Sting. A mainstay of World Championship Wrestling during the 1990s, he led a Japanese faction of the heel stable New World Order in New Japan Pro Wrestling competing in the promotion until WCW's close in 2001. Farmer is...
, an American professional wrestler who performed under the name Cobra in the mid-1990s. - Dave ParkerDave ParkerDavid Gene "The Cobra" Parker is an American former player in Major League Baseball. He was the 1978 National League MVP and a two-time batting champion. Parker was the first professional athlete to earn an average of one million dollars per year, having signed a 5-year, $5 million dollar contract...
(The Cobra), former major league baseball player - Santino Marella, a wrestler who uses a finishing move named the "The Cobra"
Automobiles
- AC CobraAC CobraThe AC Cobra, also known colloquially as the Shelby Cobra in North America, is an Anglo-American sports car that was produced during the 1960s.-History and development:...
, a British sports car built in the 1960s - Shelby Mustang Cobra, a 1960s Ford Mustang variant specially modified by Carroll Shelby's company
- Torino Cobra, a 1968–1971 model of the Ford TorinoFord TorinoThe Ford Torino is an intermediate automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market between 1968 and 1976. The car was named after the city of Turin , which is considered the Detroit of Italy...
- Ford Mustang SVT CobraFord Mustang SVT CobraThe 1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra was launched during the 1992 Chicago Auto Show. It was the premier vehicle of Ford's newly established SVT division, designed to showcase SVT's four hallmarks of Performance, Substance, Exclusivity and Value...
, a sports car built by Ford since 1993 - Ford Shelby Cobra ConceptFord Shelby Cobra ConceptThe Ford Shelby Cobra is a concept car that the Ford Motor Company unveiled at the 2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The Shelby Cobra concept is a roadster based on the original Shelby Cobra that Carroll Shelby developed in 1964....
, a 2004 Ford concept car based on the 1960s cobra
Other uses
- Cobra effectCobra effectThe cobra effect is where a solution for solving a problem could actually make it worse. The term is used to illustrate the causes of wrong stimulation in economy and politics. There is also a book with the same title by Horst Siebert , German economist and professor.-Origin:The term 'Cobra effect'...
, a phenomenon in economics - BhujangasanaBhujangasana-Etymology:The name comes from the Sanskrit words bhujanga meaning "snake" or "serpent" and asana meaning "posture" or "seat".-Benefits:...
, a yoga posture referred to as "cobra pose" - COBRA (avant-garde movement)COBRA (avant-garde movement)COBRA was a European avant-garde movement active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home cities: Copenhagen , Brussels , Amsterdam .-History:...
, an avant garde art movement - Combined Bisulfite Restriction AnalysisCombined bisulfite restriction analysisCombined Bisulfite Restriction Analysis is a molecular biology technique that allows for the sensitive quantification of DNA methylation levels at a specific genomic loci on a DNA sequence in a small sample of genomic DNA. The technique is a variation of bisulfite sequencing, and combines...
- Pugachev's CobraPugachev's CobraIn aerobatics, Pugachev's Cobra is a dramatic and demanding manoeuvre in which a plane flying at a moderate speed suddenly raises the nose momentarily to the vertical position and slightly beyond, before dropping it back to normal flight. It uses a potent engine thrust to maintain approximately...
, an aerobatics manoeuvre