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A wedge is a triangular-shaped simple machine.

Wedge, The Wedge, or Wedges may also refer to:

Common meanings

Wedge (footwear), a type of shoe
Wedge (golf), a type of golf club

Culture

Fictional characters

Wedge (Transformers), an Autobot, leader of the Build Team in the "Transformers: Robots in Disguise" toy line
Wedge Antilles, a character in the Star Wars films
Wedge, a recurring character in the Final Fantasy video game series; see Biggs and Wedge

Music

The Wedge (album), by the British band Pallas
"The Wedge" (song), by American band Phish, 1993
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548, a work by Johann Sebastian Bach sometimes called "The Wedge"
Wedge Records, a record label

Television

The Wedge (Australian TV series), a sketch show on Network Ten
The Wedge (Canadian TV series), a music show on MuchMusic

Publications

The Wedge (poetry collection), 1994 collection of poems by William Carlos Williams
Wedge: The Secret War Between the FBI and CIA, 1994 book by Mark Riebling

Linguistics

Wedge (phonetics), the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol ʌ
Caron, háček or wedge, a diacritic symbol

Mathematics

Wedge (geometry), a polyhedral solid
Wedge (symbol) ( $\land$ ), a symbol which is interpreted as logical conjunction ("and")
Wedge product, the exterior product of vectors
Wedge sum, an operation on topological spaces

People

Wedge (surname), a list of people with the surname
Nickname of Warren Grimm (1888–1919), American Legion Post Commander killed in the Centralia massacre

Places

United States

Wedge International Tower, in Houston, Texas
The Wedge (surfing), a surf spot in Newport Beach, California
Wedges Creek, Wisconsin
Wedge Plantation, South Carolina
Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis, a neighborhood nicknamed "the Wedge" in Minnesota
Wedge (border), a small area of Delaware that was disputed between Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware until 1921

Antarctica

Wedge Face, on the Shackleton Coast
Wedge Ridge, in Coats Land

Elsewhere

Wedge Island (disambiguation), various islands (also a settlement and a locality) in Australia and Canada
Wedge Mountain, in British Columbia, Canada
The Wedge (Alberta), a mountain in the Fisher Range of the Canadian Rockies

Geographical features

The Wedge (Alaska), a mountain near Anchorage
The Wedge (Montana), a mountain range
Wedge Peak (Alaska)
Wedge Pass

Food

Submarine sandwich
Potato wedges, a large cut of potatoes baked or fried and eaten as a side dish

Companies

Wedge Community Co-op, a grocery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Wedge Group, a British galvanising company

Other uses

Flying wedge, a troop formation
The Wedge, the narrowest house in Britain, located on the island of Great Cumbrae
DOS Wedge, a piece of software for the Commodore 64 computer
TVR Wedges, a series of sports cars
The wedge, a weather phenomenon resulting from cold air damming
Wedge issue or wedge politics, divisive political or social issue
Wedge strategy, a creationist political and social action plan

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 {{wiktionary|wedge}}
+A '''[[wedge]]''' is a triangular-shaped simple machine.
-'''Wedge''', '''The Wedge''', or '''Wedges''' most often refers to:
-* [[Wedge (mechanical device)]], a simple machine used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through the application of force
+'''Wedge''', '''The Wedge''', or '''Wedges''' may also refer to:
-* [[Wedge (golf)]], a type of golf club
-* [[Potato wedges]]
-'''Wedge''', '''The Wedge''', or '''Wedges''' may also to:
 {{TOC right}}
+==Common meanings==
-== Art and entertainment ==
-* [[The Wedge (Australian TV series)|''The Wedge'' (Australian TV series)]]
-* [[The Wedge (Canadian TV series)|''The Wedge'' (Canadian TV series)]]
-* [[The Wedge (poetry)|''The Wedge'' (poetry)]], a collection by William Carlos Williams
+* [[Wedge (footwear)]], a type of shoe
-=== Fictional characters ===
+* [[Wedge (golf)]], a type of golf club
-* [[Wedge (Transformers)]], an Autobot, leader of the Build Team in the "Transformers: Robots in Disguise" toy line
+==Culture==
+===Fictional characters===
+* [[Wedge (Transformers)|Wedge (''Transformers'')]], an Autobot, leader of the Build Team in the "Transformers: Robots in Disguise" toy line
 * [[Wedge Antilles]], a character in the ''Star Wars'' films
 * Wedge, a recurring character in the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series; see [[Biggs and Wedge]]
-=== Music ===
+===Music===
 * [[The Wedge (album)|''The Wedge'' (album)]], by the British band Pallas
-* [[The Wedge (song)|"The Wedge" (song)]], by American band Phish
+* [[The Wedge (song)|"The Wedge" (song)]], by American band Phish, 1993
-* [[Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548]], a work by Johann Sebastian Bach
+* [[Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548]], a work by Johann Sebastian Bach sometimes called "The Wedge"
 * [[Wedge Records]], a record label
+===Television<!--[[The Wedge (TV series)]] redirects directly here.-->===
-== Linguistics ==
+* [[The Wedge (Australian TV series)|''The Wedge'' (Australian TV series)]], a sketch show on Network Ten
-* [[Wedge (phonetics)]], the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol {{IPA|ʌ}}, representing the open-mid back unrounded vowel
+* [[The Wedge (Canadian TV series)|''The Wedge'' (Canadian TV series)]], a music show on MuchMusic
-* [[Caron]] or háček, a diacritic symbol
-== Mathematics ==
+===Publications===
+* [[The Wedge (poetry collection)|''The Wedge'' (poetry collection)]], 1994 collection of poems by William Carlos Williams
-* [[Wedge (geometry)]], a polyhedral solid defined by two triangles and three trapezoid faces
+* ''[[Wedge: The Secret War Between the FBI and CIA]]'', 1994 book by Mark Riebling
-* [[Wedge (symbol)]] (<math>\land</math>), a symbol which is interpreted as logical conjunction ("and")
-* [[Wedge product]], a term in exterior algebra, named for the "∧" logical operator symbol
-* [[Wedge sum]], a "one-point union" of a family of topological spaces
-* [[Triangular prism]]
-== Military ==
+==Linguistics==
+* [[Wedge (phonetics)]], the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol {{IPA|ʌ}}
-* [[Flying wedge]], a troop formation
+* [[Caron]], háček or wedge, a diacritic symbol
-* [[Side cap]], a type of hat used by some military organizations
-* ''[[Wedge: The Secret War between the FBI and CIA]]'', a book by Mark Riebling
-== People ==
+==Mathematics==
-* [[Cathy Wedge]] (born 1950), Canadian equestrian
+* [[Wedge (geometry)]], a polyhedral solid
+* [[Wedge (symbol)]] (<math>\land</math>), a symbol which is interpreted as logical conjunction ("and")
-* [[Charles Wedge]], Australian explorer
+* [[Exterior algebra|Wedge product]], the exterior product of vectors
-* [[Charles Wedge of Shudy Camps]] (1746–1842), English farmer and surveyor
+* [[Wedge sum]], an operation on topological spaces
-* [[Chris Wedge]] (born 1957), American voice actor, producer and director
-* [[Don Wedge]] (1929–2012), American football official
-* [[Edward Davy Wedge]] (1777–1852), Tasmanian settler
-* [[Edwin Wedge]] (1911–1994), American speed skater
-* [[Eric Wedge]] (born 1968), American baseball manager
-* [[Frederick Wedge]] (1880–1953), American boxer
-* [[Harry Wedge]] (1958–2012), Australian Aboriginal artist
-* [[James Wedge]] (born 1939), British fashion designer and photographer
-* [[John Wedge]] (1744–1816), English agriculturalist
-* [[John Helder Wedge]] (1793–1872), Tasmanian explorer and politician
-* [[Stuart Wedge]] (born 1985), English cricketer
-* [[Thomas Wedge (rugby union)]] (1881–1964), British rugby union player
-* [[Thomas Wedge of Chester]] (1760–1854), English agriculturalist
-* [[Warren O. (Wedge) Grimm]] (1888–1919), American Legion Post Commander killed in the Centralia massacre
-== Places ==
+==People==
-* [[Wedge (border)]], a small tract of land along the borders of Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania
+* [[Wedge (surname)]], a list of people with the surname
+* Nickname of [[Warren Grimm]] (1888–1919), American Legion Post Commander killed in the Centralia massacre
-* [[The Wedge (Alberta)]], a mountain in Canada
-* [[The Wedge (Montana)]], a mountain range in the United States
-* [[The Wedge (surfing)]], a surf spot in Newport Beach, California, United States
-* [[Wedges Creek]], a stream in Wisconsin
-* [[Wedge Face]], on the Shackleton Coast, Antarctica
-* [[Wedge Island (disambiguation)]]
-* [[Wedge Mountain]], in British Columbia, Canada
-** [[Wedge Pass]]
-* [[Wedge Peak (Alaska)]]
-* [[Wedge Plantation]], in South Carolina, United States
-* [[Wedge Ridge]], in Coats Land, Antarctica
-* [[Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis]], a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
-=== Buildings ===
+==Places==
+===United States===
 * [[Wedge International Tower]], in Houston, Texas
+* [[The Wedge (surfing)]], a surf spot in Newport Beach, California
-* The Wedge, the narrowest house in Britain, located on the island of [[Great Cumbrae]]
+* [[Wedges Creek]], Wisconsin
+* [[Wedge Plantation]], South Carolina
+* [[Lowry Hill East, Minneapolis]], a neighborhood nicknamed "the Wedge" in Minnesota
+* [[Wedge (border)]], a small area of Delaware that was disputed between Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware until 1921
-== Science ==
+===Antarctica===
-* [[Wedge tornado]]
+* [[Wedge Face]], on the Shackleton Coast
-* [[Wedge pressure]], the blood pressure measured in a pulmonary artery
+* [[Wedge Ridge]], in Coats Land
-* [[Stabilization Wedge Game]], in climatology, a concept developed to demonstrate that global warming is a problem which can be solved by implementing today's technologies to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions
-* The wedge, a weather phenomenon resulting from [[cold air damming]]
-== Technology ==
+===Elsewhere===
+* [[Wedge Island (disambiguation)]], various islands (also a settlement and a locality) in Australia and Canada
-* [[Wedge base]], an electrical fitting for small light bulbs
-* [[Wedge prism]], used in surveying
+* [[Wedge Mountain]], in British Columbia, Canada
-* [[DOS Wedge]], a piece of software for the Commodore 64 computer
+* [[The Wedge (Alberta)]], a mountain in the Fisher Range of the Canadian Rockies
-* [[TVR Wedges]], a series of sports cars
-* [[Wheel chock]], used to arrest wheels and prevent their movement
+==Geographical features==
-== Other uses ==
-* [[Wedge (footwear)]], a type of shoe
+* [[The Wedge (Alaska)]], a mountain near Anchorage
+* [[The Wedge (Montana)]], a mountain range
+* [[Wedge Peak (Alaska)]]
+* [[Wedge Pass]]
+==Food==
 * [[Submarine sandwich]]
+* [[Potato wedges]], a large cut of potatoes baked or fried and eaten as a side dish
+==Companies==
 * [[Wedge Community Co-op]], a grocery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
 * [[Wedge Group]], a British galvanising company
-* [[Wedge issue]], in politics
+==Other uses==
-* [[Wedge pattern]], found in price charts
-* [[Wedge strategy]], a creationist political action plan
+* [[Flying wedge]], a troop formation
+* The Wedge, the narrowest house in Britain, located on the island of [[Great Cumbrae]]
+* [[DOS Wedge]], a piece of software for the Commodore 64 computer
+* [[TVR Wedges]], a series of sports cars
+* The wedge, a weather phenomenon resulting from [[cold air damming]]
+* [[Wedge issue]] or wedge politics, divisive political or social issue
+* [[Wedge strategy]], a creationist political and social action plan
 == See also ==
 * [[Wedgie]]
+* [[Wedge-tailed eagle]], known in Australian English as a "wedgie"
+* {{lookfrom|Wedge}}
+* {{intitle|Wedge}}
+* {{Lookfrom|The Wedge}}
+* {{Intitle|The Wedge}}
-{{disambiguation|surname|geo}}
+{{disambiguation|geo}}