Cobra (disambiguation)
Appearance
A cobra is any of several species of snake.
Cobra or COBRA may also refer to:
Fictional entities
- Cobra Command, a fictional terrorist organization in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero universe
- Cobra Commander the organization's leader
- Cobra (comics), a fictional character in Marvel comics
- Cobra Unit, in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Professor Cobra, a villain and member of the Martian Empire in the third season of Yu-Gi-Oh GX
Government and police
- Cabinet Office Briefing Room, a secure facility of the United Kingdom government that co-ordinates action during an emergency, previously known as Cabinet Office Briefing Room A
- EKO Cobra, an Austrian counter-terror police squad
- Commando Battalion for Resolute Action, Specialized CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) an Indian paramilitary unit
Law
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, the COBRA Act, a United States federal statute, or health insurance provided under the act
- Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982, also known as CBRA or CoBRA
Literature
- COBRA (action-adventure novels), by Joseph R. Rosenberger
- COBRA (science fiction novels), by Timothy Zahn
- Cobra (manga), a manga by Buichi Terasawa
- The Cobra (novel), by Frederick Forsyth
Military
- AH-1 Cobra, a United States Marine Corps attack helicopter
- AH-1 SuperCobra, its successor
- HMS Cobra (1899), a British Royal Navy destroyer
- YF-17 Cobra, a prototype light-weight day fighter produced by Northrop and later redesigned as the F/A-18 Hornet
- Cobra (anti-tank missile)
- Pugachev's Cobra, an air combat manoeuvering technique
- Operation Cobra, a 1944 World War II battle
- Otokar Cobra, a Turkish four wheel drive Wheeled Light Armoured Vehicle
- USS Cobra (SP-626), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
- Counter-battery radar
Music
- Cobra (Japanese band), a Japanese punk band
- Cobra (Chinese band), a Chinese all-female rock band
- Cobra (Zorn), a musical composition by John Zorn
- Mad Cobra, stage name of Jamaican musician Ewart Everton Brown, also known simply as Cobra
- The Cobras, a local Austin band in the late 1970's which featured Stevie Ray Vaughan
Products and companies
- Cobra Beer, from the UK
- Cobra Energy Drink, the Philippines energy drink produced by Asia Brewery
- Cobra Golf, a brand of golf clubs and outdoor equipment
- Cobra Group (company), global face-to-face marketing company
- Ericofon, a telephone also referred to as the Cobra Phone
- Colt Cobra, a discontinued line of small-caliber revolvers
- Cobra (video game), published by Ocean Software, based on the 1986 film of the same title
Roller coasters
- Cobra (La Ronde), a roller coaster in Canada
- Cobra (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), a roller coaster in California
- Cobra (Tivoli Friheden), a roller coaster in Denmark
- Cobra (PowerPark), a roller coaster in Finland
- Cobra roll, an inversion
Television and film
- Cobra (1925 film), starring Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi
- Cobra (1986 film), starring Sylvester Stallone
- Cobra (2012 film), starring Mammootty
- Cobra (TV series), starring Michael Dudikoff
- Cobra Video, an American company producer of gay pornographic films
Computing
- Cobra (programming language), a computer programming language
Sports
- Juan José Muñante, soccer player known as "The Cobra".
- Cape Cobras, a cricket team based in Cape Town, South Africa
- George Takano, Japanese professional wrestler who was known as The Cobra
- Jeff Farmer, an American professional wrestler who performed under the name Cobra in the mid-1990s.
- Dave Parker (The Cobra), former major league baseball player
- Santino Marella, a wrestler who uses a finishing move named the "The Cobra"
Vehicles
Automobiles
- AC Cobra, a British sports car built in the 1960s
- Shelby Mustang Cobra, a 1960s Ford Mustang variant specially modified by Carroll Shelby's company
- Torino Cobra, a 1968–1971 model of the Ford Torino
- Ford Mustang SVT Cobra, a sports car built by Ford since 1993
- Ford Shelby Cobra Concept, a 2004 Ford concept car based on the 1960s cobra
Other
- CoBra, an engine made by Crosley
- Cobra (tram), in Zürich, Switzerland
Other uses
- Cobra effect, a phenomenon in economics
- Bhujangasana, a yoga posture referred to as "cobra pose"
- COBRA (avant-garde movement), an avant garde art movement
- Combined Bisulfite Restriction Analysis
- Pugachev's Cobra, an aerobatics manoeuvre
- COBRA rocket engine