Big Bertha

Big Bertha is a euphonious term for an unusually large example of a class of object; notable examples include:

Military guns:

• Big Bertha (howitzer), a heavy mortar-like howitzer built and used by Germany during World War I
  • Paris Gun, called Big Bertha by the French, and several other big heavy German guns of World War I

Vehicles:

• MR 0-10-0 Lickey Banker, a large railway banking engine, especially of a 0-10-0 steam locomotive configuration
• a special version of the Vauxhall Victor automobile
• a particular Porsche 917/20 automobile, also called Pink Pig
• Big Bertha (bomb disposal vehicle), a police truck used by the New York Police Department - also called LaGuardia-Pyke Bomb Truck

Fictional characters:

• Big Bertha (comics), a member of the Great Lakes Avengers in Marvel Comics
• Big Bertha (Sanctuary), an "abnormal" in the Sanctuary television series

Other uses:

• Bertha Heyman, aka "Big Bertha", a 19th-century criminal
• Big Bertha (cow), a double Guinness World Record-breaking cow, being both the oldest and the cow with the most offspring
• Big Bertha (golf club), a line of golf clubs from Callaway Golf
• Big Bertha (drum), one of the world's largest bass drums
• IBM T220/T221 LCD monitors, nicknamed Big Bertha, LCD monitors with a native resolution of 3840×2400 pixels
• Big Bertha (trash disposal gurney), used by Idaho National Laboratory at its Willow Creek facility in Idaho Falls
• Big Bertha - a huge slot machine, at the Las Vegas casino Golden Nugget back in the 70's. This slot machine was so huge that it was impossible for a human to pull the lever with one arm.
• big bertha - a generic name for any of the big long lenses (500 mm to 5000 mm focal length) used around the 1950's with 4" x 5" and larger film cameras.
• big bertha - a generic name for an overly obese person.