Comet (disambiguation)
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Comet can refer to:
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[edit] Miscellaneous
- Comet, the class of astronomical body.
- Bill Haley & His Comets, a rock and roll band.
- Comet (retailer), a chain of electric goods shops in the United Kingdom.
- Comet (goldfish), a commonly kept form of goldfish.
- Comet (cleanser), a powdered cleansing product sold in North America.
- Comet (song), a well-known children's song in the United States.
- The comet assay, an experimental technique for measuring DNA damage.
- Comet (award), given by the German music television channel VIVA.
- Comet (programming), a technique to enable server-push communications using AJAX.
- The mascot of Contra Costa College
- Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET) based in Boulder, Colorado
- Comet (pyrotechnics), a firework component.
[edit] Acronyms
COMET can be:-
- COmmunication by MEteor Trails: see Meteor scatter#Military use.
[edit] Vehicles
- Mercury Comet, an automobile.
- Leyland Comet/Ashok Leyland Comet series of buses and lorries.
- De Havilland DH.88 "Comet", a 1934 race plane.
- De Havilland Comet, the world's first commercial jet airliner.
- Messerschmitt Me 163 airplane
- Comet (passenger car) rail car
- Comet (train), a streamlined train of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
- Comet tank, a British armored vehicle.
- HMS Comet, sixteen ships of the Royal Navy.
- German auxiliary cruiser Komet
- South Devon Railway Comet class, a 4-4-0ST steam locomotive
- PS Comet, a paddle steam ship
[edit] Publications
- Comet (comic), a British comic magazine, published 1950 - 1959.
- The Comet, the first science fiction fanzine, first published in 1930.
[edit] Objects in fiction and legend
- Comet (Full House) - Dog belonging to the Tanner family in the sitcom Full House.
- Comet the Reindeer, one of Santa Claus's reindeer.
- Comet, a fictional model of broomstick in the Harry Potter series.
- Comet (comics)- Supergirl's pet horse in Pre-Crisis, and her angelic cenatur ally in Post-Crisis.
- The Comet (Impact), a superhero comic published by Impact Comics
[edit] Roller Coasters
- Comet (Bushkill Park), Easton, Pennsylvania
- Comet (Cascade Park), New Castle, Pennsylvania
- Comet (Crescent Park), Riverside, Rhode Island
- Comet (Crystal Beach), Crystal Beach, Ontario Canada
- Comet (Forest Park Highlands Amusement Park), St. Louis, Missouri
- Comet (Funway Amusement Park), Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- Comet (Ghost Town on the River), Louisville, Kentucky
- Comet (Great Escape), Lake George, New York
- Comet (Hersheypark), Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Comet (Lincoln Park), North Dartmouth, Massachusetts defunct
- Comet (Meyer's Lake Park), Canton, Ohio
- Comet (Pacific City), Burlingame, California
- Comet (Palisades Amusement Park), Cliffside Park, New Jersey
- Comet (Pirate's Fun Park), Salisbury, Massachusetts
- Comet (Planet Fun), Bradenton, Florida
- Comet (Pleasure Pier), Port Arthur, Texas
- Comet (Riverview Park), Chicago, Illinois
- Comet (Rocky Glen), Moosic, Pennsylvania
- Comet (Silver Beach Amusement Park), Saint Joseph, Michigan
- Comet (Sir Gooney's Family Fun Center), Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Comet (State Fair of Texas), Dallas, Texas
- Comet (Waldameer), Erie, Pennsylvania
- Comet (West Point Park), West Point, Pennsylvania
- Comet Jr. (Alabama State Fairgrounds), Birmingham, Alabama
- Comet Jr. (Kiddie City), Douglaston, New York
- Comet Jr. (Myrtle Beach Pavilion), Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Comet Jr. (Nay Aug Park), Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Comet Jr. (Playland Park), Akron, Ohio
- Comet Jr. (Puritas Springs), Cleveland, Ohio
- Comet Jr. (Queens Park), Long Beach, California
- Comet Jr. (Rocky Glen), Moosic, Pennsylvania
- Comet Jr. (Rocky Point Park), Warwick, Rhode Island
- Comet Express, Lotte World, Seoul, South Korea
- Comet II, State Fair of Texas , Dallas, Texas
- Comet Space, Walibi Lorraine, Maizières-les-Metz, France
- Flyer Comet (Whalom Park), Whalom Park, Lunenburg, Massachusetts
- Junior Comet, Lincoln Park, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
- Little Comet, Ghost Town on the River, Louisville, Kentucky
- Little Comet, Hersheypark , Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Silver Comet, Martin's Fantasy Island, Grand Island, New York
- Sky Plaza Comet, Sky Plaza, South Korea
