Broad 5116615 219247112 2008-06-14T08:24:16Z Arielco 734441 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] misinformation / vandalism (by [[Special:Contributions/131.183.212.180|131.183.212.180]] ([[User talk:131.183.212.180|talk]]) {{wiktionarypar|broad}} '''Broad''' may refer to: * [[Broad (British coin)]], English gold coin minted under the commonwealth with a bust of Oliver Cromwell on the obverse * [[Broad church]], Latitudinarian churchmanship in the Church of England * [[Broad Front - Progressive Encounter - New Majority]], Uruguayan coalition of political parties and organizations * [[Broad gauge]], rail gauge greater than the standard gauge of 4'8.5" * [[Broad Institute]] a genomic research institute funded by philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad * [[Broad pennant]], swallow-tailed tapering flag flown from the masthead of a ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on board In '''hydrology''': * [[Broad Creek]], creek in North Carolina * [[Broad River]], disambiguation * [[Benacre Broad]], isolated broad in Suffolk, England, within The Broads National Park * [[Malthouse Broad]], lake at Ranworth in the Norfolk Broads within the British The Broads National Park * [[The Broads]], network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk In '''geography''': * [[Broad Channel, Queens]], community in the borough of Queens in New York City * [[Broad Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador]], one of five communities on King's Island * [[Broad Creek, North Carolina]], community in carteret county North Crolina * [[Broad Street]], disambiguation * [[French Broad River]] * [[B road]], A classification of road in the United Kingdom. '''Broad''' is the name of: * [[Chris Broad]], former English cricketer and match referee * [[Stuart Broad]], English cricketer, son of Chris Broad * [[C. D. Broad]], English philosopher known for his thorough and objective analysis in works such as ''Scientific Thought'' (1930) and ''Examination of McTaggart's Philosophy'' (1933) '''Broad''' may also refer to: * [[10BROAD36]], obsolete standard for carrying 10 Mbit/s Ethernet signals over standard 75 ohm CATV cable over a 3600 meter range * [[Broadband]] * Broad, an area light, generally a simple incandescent or fluorescent light source (collectively referred to as "the broads" in movie and video production, theaters, TV and photographic studios), as contrasted to more controlled and directional [[Stage lighting instrument|lighting instruments]] * A slang term for [[Woman]], may be considered derogatory. An example of a positive use of the word may be found in the song "Honey Bun" from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''South Pacific'' {{disambig}} [[de:Broad]]