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Wake can refer to:

wake, the region of turbulence immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of a fluid over or around the body
wake (ceremony), a ritual which takes place during some funeral ceremonies
Wake (comic), a French comic in book collection format created by Morvan Buchet
Wake (album), a compilation album from Dead Can Dance albums
wake, to awaken someone into a state of awareness or alertness
The Wake is a nickname for Finnegans Wake, the James Joyce novel

Wake as a place:

Wake, Okayama, Japan
Wake Island, a U.S. possession in the Pacific Ocean
Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA

Other uses:

wakes week, an English holiday tradition

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wake.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

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+'''Wake''' can refer to:
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-*'''[[Wake]]''' is the region of [[turbulence]] immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of a fluid over or around the body. An extreme example can be found in the [[Wake Shield Facility]] which was created by [[Maxime Faget]]'s company.
+*[[wake]], the region of [[turbulence]] immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of a fluid over or around the body
-*A '''[[wake (ceremony)|wake]]''' is a [[ritual]] which takes place during some [[funeral]] ceremonies.
+*[[wake (ceremony)]], a ritual which takes place during some funeral ceremonies
-*The Wake is a nickname for '''''[[Finnegans Wake]]''''', a celebrated [[James Joyce]] [[novel]].
-*'''[[Wake (comic)|Wake]]''' is a French comic in book collection format created by Morvan Buchet.
+*''[[Wake (comic)]]'', a French comic in book collection format created by Morvan Buchet
-*'''''[[Wake (album)|Wake]]''''', a compilation album from Dead Can Dance albums.
+*''[[Wake (album)]]'', a compilation album from Dead Can Dance albums
-*To "[[Awake|awaken]]" someone into a state of awareness or alertness.
+*wake, to [[awake]]n someone into a state of awareness or alertness
+*The Wake is a nickname for ''[[Finnegans Wake]]'', the James Joyce novel
-'''Wake''' is the name of more than one place:
+'''Wake''' as a place:
-*[[Wake Island]], a U.S. possession in the Pacific Ocean.
+*[[Wake, Okayama]], Japan
+*[[Wake Island]], a U.S. possession in the Pacific Ocean
-*[[Wake, Okayama]], Japan.
+*[[Wake Forest, North Carolina]], USA
+Other uses:
+*[[wakes week]], an English holiday tradition
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