Excelsior 86899 221129197 2008-06-23T04:31:26Z Dicklyon 869314 remove non-disambig items and rearrange a bit {{wiktionary}} '''Excelsior''', a [[Latin language|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. ===Science fiction=== * [[USS Excelsior (NCC-2000)|USS ''Excelsior'' (NCC-2000)]], a starship in ''Star Trek''. * [[Excelsior_class_starship|''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 trademark 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 (motorcycle manufacturer)]], several distinct historical motorcycle manufacturers * [[Excelsior Diamond]], a famous diamond, once the largest known * ''Fraxinus excelsior'' is the Linnaen name for the [[European Ash]] tree. ==Places== Education * [[Excelsior College]], in Albany, New York In '''South Africa''': * [[Excelsior, Free State]] 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 [[Seal of New York|state seal]]. *[[Motorwagenfabrik Excelsior]], a Swiss car maker existing between 1896 and 1919. *[[Compagnie Nationale Excelsior]], A Belgian car manufacturer existing between 1904 and 1932. {{disambig}} [[cs:Excelsior (rozcestník)]] [[de:Excelsior]] [[fr:Excelsior]] [[nl:Excelsior]] [[pl:Excelsior (ujednoznacznienie)]] [[vo:Excelsior]]