Orion
Orion (ancient Greek Ὠρίων Ōríon "(the) hunter") stands for:
- Orion (mythology) , a Greek legendary figure
- Orion (popular science journal) , a former German scientific and technical journal
- Orion (astronomical journal) , a Swiss astronomical journal
- Orion (grape variety) , a white grape variety
- Orion (hop) , a type of hop
- Orion (given name) , a male given name
People:
- Orion of Thebes , 5th century Greek grammarian
- Orion (singer) (1945-1998), American singer
- Agustín Orión (* 1981), Argentinian football player
- Ezra Orion (1934-2015), Israeli sculptor
Astronomy:
- Orion (constellation)
- Orion Nebula , an emission nebula in the constellation Orion
- Orion arm , the spiral arm of the Milky Way, in which our solar system is located
- Orion observatory , an observatory in Lower Austria
Geography:
- Orion massif , massif in Palmerland, Antarctica
Space travel:
- Orion Project , the unfinished 1965 project of an atomic impulse engine for spacecraft
- Orion (Argentine rocket) , an Argentine sounding rocket
- Orion (satellite) , also Mentor or Advanced Orion, a class of NGO spy satellites
- Orion (American rocket) , an American sounding rocket
- Orion (spaceship) , a NASA concept for a manned spacecraft
- the lunar module of the US Apollo 16 mission
- Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle , name for the successor to the space shuttle
- the fictional spaceship Orion in the German television series Raumpatrouille
Airplanes:
- Lockheed 9 Orion , an airplane
- Lockheed P-3 Orion, a military aircraft used for sea reconnaissance and submarine hunting
- PZL Bielsko SZD-43 , a Polish high-performance glider
Ships:
- HMS Orion , various ships
- Orion (ship, 1909) , German schooner in the Pacific
- Orion (1929), an American luxury yacht, see Regina Maris (ship, 1929)
- Orion (ship, 1930) , a German cargo ship that was converted into an auxiliary cruiser during World War II
- Orion (ship, 1935) , a British liner commissioned in 1935
- Orion (ship, 2019) , installation vessel for offshore wind turbines
Vehicles or their manufacturer:
- Ford Orion , a Ford car model
- Orion automobile factory , a former Swiss automobile manufacturer
- Orion (British car brand) , former British car brand
- Orion (Brazilian car brand) , former Brazilian car brand
- Orion (Bus) , a bus brand from Daimler Buses North America
- Orion-Werk (Eschwege) , German manufacturer of buses, bus trailers and rail bus sidecars
- Brand name of the motorcycle and automobile manufacturer Vilém Michl, Továrna motorů, motorových kol a velocipedů, strojírna a slévárna from Slaný
- Orionette (motorcycle) , Orion Aktiengesellschaft für Motorfahrzeuge , German motorcycle manufacturer
- KFNB - Orion and Lucifer , an Austrian locomotive
- Aircraft tractor from Magirus-Deutz, see Magirus-Deutz # More products from Magirus-Deutz
Software:
- Orion (software) , a sequencer software
- Master of Orion , computer game series by Microprose
Companies:
- Orion Denki ( Orion Electric ), Japanese manufacturer of consumer electronics
- Orion colliery , a former coal mine in the Witten Muttental
- Orionwerk (Hanover) , German manufacturer of photo cameras founded in 1893
- Orion Electronics , Hungarian manufacturer of consumer electronics
- Orion Oyj , Finnish pharmaceutical company
- Orion Pictures Corporation , American film company
- Orion (erotic) , German erotic company
- Orion Airways , British airline
- Orion Airways (1956) , British airline
- Orion Publishing Group , British book publisher
Culture:
- Orion (band) , American rock band
- Orion (comic) , a comic book series by Jacques Martin
- Orion (Shirow) , a manga series by Masamune Shirow
- Raumpatrouille - The fantastic adventures of the Orion spaceship , German science fiction television series
Orion is the name of the following localities:
in Germany:
- Orion , district of Kremmen in the Oberhavel district in Brandenburg
in France:
- Orion (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) , commune in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
On the Philippines:
- Orion (Bataan) , a municipality in the province of Bataan
in the United States:
- Orion, Alabama
- Orion, Arkansas
- Orion (Illinois)
- Orion (Michigan)
- Orion (Mississippi)
- Orion, North Carolina
- Orion, Oklahoma
- Orion, Wisconsin , in Richland County
- Orion (Town, Richland County) , Town (ship) in Wisconsin
See also:
- List of all Wikipedia articles with titles starting with Orion
- List of all Wikipedia articles whose title includes Orion
Wiktionary: Orion - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
