EXCELSIOR - 2 reference results
Excelsior, a Latin word meaning "superior", "lordly", "ever upward", can refer to any of the following:
Literature
- Excelsior (Longfellow), a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- Excelsior (Whitman), a poem by Walt Whitman.
- Excelsior (short story), a short story by P. G. Wodehouse.
- Excélsior, a newspaper published in Mexico City.
- Excelsior, a book of poems by Alexandru Macedonski
Science fiction
- USS Excelsior (NCC-2000), a starship in Star Trek.
- Excelsior-class, a starship class in Star Trek.
- Excelsior (comics), in Runaways, a support group for former teenage superheroes.
Popular culture
- “Excelsior!” is the catchphrase of:
- Stan Lee, who used it at the end of every "Bullpen Bulletins" column in the Marvel Comics
- The nerd club residing in "the refuge of the damned" in The Simpsons fifth season episode The Last Temptation of Homer
- the Al Gore character in South Park's "Manbearpig" episode
- "Excelsior you fathead!," the full catchphrase of radio personality Jean Shepherd
- "Excelsior," the characteristic sign off of Detroit radio personality Mark Scott (radio host)
- Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label from the Netherlands
Sports and games
- Excelsior (chess problem), a chess problem by Sam Loyd
- Excelsior Mouscron, a Belgian football (soccer) club
- Excelsior Rotterdam, a Dutch football (soccer) club
- Excelsior AC Roubaix, a French football (soccer) club
Science and technology
- Excelsior (wood wool) an Aspen-fiber material similar to wood shavings, used for packaging and for stuffing Teddy Bears, and for cooling pads in evaporative air conditioners
- Project Excelsior, a high-altitude skydiving project in the 1950s
- Excelsior Diamond, a famous diamond, once the largest known
- Fraxinus excelsior is the Linnaen name for the European Ash tree.
Transport
- Excelsior (motorcycle manufacturer), several distinct historical motorcycle manufacturers
- Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior, a Swiss car maker existing between 1896 and 1919.
- Compagnie Nationale Excelsior, a Belgian car manufacturer existing between 1904 and 1932.
- Excelsior Motor Company, a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker.
Places
Education
- Excelsior College, in Albany, New York
In South Africa:
In the United States:
- The Excelsior District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California
- Excelsior, Minnesota
- Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia
- Excelsior, Upshur County, West Virginia
- Excelsior, Webster County, West Virginia
- Excelsior, Wisconsin
- Excelsior Springs, Missouri
- Excelsior Township, Michigan
- Excelsior Geyser in the Middle Geyser Basin of Yellowstone
- “Excelsior” is a common hotel name, including instances in Rome, London, Naples, New York ...
- The Excelsior (Hong Kong) is a hotel in Causeway Bay
Other
- “Excelsior,” the official motto of New York State, from the state seal.
- Excelsior Brigade, a New York infantry brigade in the Union Army in the American Civil War.
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