Excelsior
Excelsior, a
Latin word meaning 'higher', can refer to any of the following:
* "
Excelsior (Longfellow)" is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
* "
Excelsior (Whitman)" is also a poem by Walt Whitman.
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Excélsior is a newspaper published in Mexico City.
* "
Excelsior (short story)" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse.
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USS Excelsior (NCC-2000), a starship in Star Trek
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Excelsior (comics), a support group for former teenage superheroes. Introduced in the first arc of the comic book
Runaways second series.
* "
Excelsior (chess problem)" is a chess problem by Sam Loyd
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Excelsior Rotterdam, a football (soccer) club
* "Excelsior" was the signoff in
Stan's Soapbox,
Stan Lee's editorial column in
Marvel Comics, and is now seen as his catchphrase.
* In the English dub of the third
Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers season, the heavy spinal-mount cannons aboard Gamilon capital ships were called Excelsiors.
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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.
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Project Excelsior - high altitude skydiving NASA project in the 1950s
* Several historical motorcycle manufacturers are called
Excelsior — see:
Excelsior (motorcycle manufacturer)* Excelsior, a
chess engine*
Excelsior (Coventry) is a British motor Cycle manufacturer.
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Fraxinus excelsior is the Linnaen name for the
European Ash tree.
* "Excelsior!" is the official motto of
New York State*
Excelsior, Free State, is a town in South Africa
* The
Excelsior District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States
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Excelsior, Minnesota, United States
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Excelsior College, an associate's, bachelor's and master's degree-granting institution in Albany, New York, United States
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Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
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Excelsior, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States
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Excelsior, Webster County, West Virginia, United States
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Excelsior, Wisconsin, United States
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Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States
* Excelsior is a common hotel name.
** "
The Excelsior" is a hotel in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong operated by Mandarin Oriental
