lynx A lynx is a type of wild cat. Lynx may also refer to: Astronomy * Lynx (constellation) * Lynx (Chinese astronomy) * Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory Places Canada * Lynx, Ontar ...

is a type of wild cat. Lynx may also refer to:

Astronomy

* Lynx (constellation) *

Lynx (Chinese astronomy) The modern constellation Lynx (constellation), Lynx lies across two of the quadrants symbolized by the White Tiger (Chinese constellation), White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, ''Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ'') and Vermilion Bird (Chinese constellation), Ve ...

* Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory

Places

Canada

Lynx, Ontario Lynx is an Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated place and railway point in the Unorganized North Cochrane District, Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, northeastern Ontario, Canada. It was a railway station ...

, an unincorporated place and railway point * Lynx Mountain, in the Canadian Rockies *

Lynx Lake (Northwest Territories) Lynx Lake is a lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada.Lynx Formation, a stratigraphical unit in western Canada

United States

* Lynx, Ohio, a census-designated place *

Lynx Lake (Arizona) Lynx Lake, Arizona, is a reservoir located within Prescott National Forest, approximately east of Prescott, Arizona, in the Bradshaw Mountains. The lake is located at elevation and is stocked for fishing. It is one of the most popular recre ...

, a reservoir

Antarctica

Lynx Rocks Lynx Rocks is a group of rocks in southwestern Hero Bay on the north side of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Blythe Bay. The feature is named ...

, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Transport

Vehicles

* Leyland Lynx, a model of single-decker bus produced by British Leyland in the 1980s and 1990s * Mercury Lynx, a model of car * Mitsubishi Lynx, a 1993 Mitsubishi Motors concept car * GWR no. 2109 Lynx, a

South Devon Railway Eagle class The ''Eagle'' class were sixteen broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway (SDR), Cornwall Railway (CR) and associated adjacent railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were ...

steam locomotive * ''Lynx'' (tall ship), an interpretation of the 1812 privateer schooner, launched in 2001 *

Lynx (snowmobile) Lynx is a Finnish snowmobile brand in Finland, manufactured and distributed by Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), which has made many unique inventions in snowmobile technology. Lynx is a part of a Canadian company BRP. The newest Lynx sn ...

, a brand of snowmobiles * XCOR Lynx, a proposed rocket-powered spaceplane that was under development * AA-1C Lynx, part of the Grumman American AA-1 series of light aircraft

Companies and services

* Lynx (bus company), a bus company based in

King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...

, Norfolk * Lynx (Orlando), a bus system operated by the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority * Lynx Air, a Canadian low cost carrier airline *

Lynx Air International Lynx Air International was a United States airline based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. History The airline was established by C.A. Southerland and Steve Adams in 1989 as the first commercial airline offering direct service from the ...

, an American airline * Lynx Aviation, an American regional airline from 2006 to 2011 * Lynx Rapid Transit Services, the public transit system in Charlotte, North Carolina * Lynx Express, a former long-distance passenger train and fast ferry service in the South Island of New Zealand

Military

* , nine British Royal Navy ships * ''Lynx'', an American schooner captured by the Royal Navy in 1813 and renamed * , several United States Navy ships * , a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 * French destroyer ''Lynx'', scuttled in 1942 to avoid capture by the Germans * French corvette ''Lynx'' (1804) *

Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War) 5th Division (, also known as Tavastian Division or Lynx Division) was a Finnish Army division in the Continuation War. The division was formed by Etelä-Häme (South Tavastia) military province from the men in Kanta-Häme (Tavastia proper) and Lo ...

or Lynx Division, a unit of the Finnish Army * Lynx reconnaissance vehicle, used by the armed forces of Canada and the Netherlands * Panhard AML-90 Lynx, a variant of the lightweight French AML-90 armoured car *

Pansarbil m/39 The ''Pansarbil'' m/39 (or Lynx) and ''Pansarbil'' m/40 were Swedish 4x4 armoured cars of World War II. History AB Landsverk, who had developed the Landsverk L180, L181 and L182 family of armored cars, began developing the ''Pansarbil'' m/39 i ...

Lynx, a Swedish armoured car used by the Swedish and Danish armies * Lynx Scout Car, a Canadian–built version of the World War II Daimler Dingo * Lynx, a version of the ERC 90 Sagaie, a French six wheeled fire-support and reconnaissance vehicle * Lynx (Rheinmetall armoured fighting vehicle), a family of tracked armored vehicles developed by Rheinmetall Landsysteme * Lynx, the name of military versions of the Cessna Skymaster, flown by the Rhodesian Air Force * Westland Lynx, a British military helicopter manufactured by AgustaWestland *

LYNX (multiple rocket launcher) Lynx is a multiple rocket launcher developed and manufactured by Israel Military Industries (IMI) and used by Israel Defense Forces and other countries. It can be configured to carry a variety of rockets in two sealed pod containers: 40 (2 pods ...

, a multiple rocket launcher manufactured by Israel Military Industries

Businesses and brands

* Lynx Express (parcels) (or simply Lynx), a UK parcel carrier, now owned by UPS * Lynx Software Technologies, an American software company * Lynx Rifles, a Finnish manufacturer of handmade straight pull rifles * Yashica Lynx, a family of rangefinder cameras from the 1960s *

Lynx (grooming product) Axe or Lynx is a brand of male grooming products owned by the British company Unilever and marketed toward the younger male demographic. It is marketed as Lynx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and China. Products ...

, a brand of deodorant known as Axe in some markets * ''Lynx'', a brand of footwear owned by Colorado Group Limited

Computing

* Lynx (protocol), a protocol for efficient transfer of files over modems * Lynx (web browser), a text-based web browser commonly used on Unix workstations *

Lynx (programming language) Lynx is a programming language for large distributed networks, using remote procedure calls. It was developed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1984 for the Charlotte multicomputer operating system. In 1986 at the University of Rocheste ...

, a programming language for large distributed networks * Lynx Point, an Intel chipset * LynxOS, an operating system * Camputers Lynx, a British computer * Lynx family, a family of HP AlphaServers

Gaming

Lynx (video game console) The Atari Lynx is a hybrid 8-bit, 8/16-bit Fourth generation of video game consoles, fourth generation handheld game console released by Atari Corporation in September 1989 in North America and 1990 in Europe and Japan. It was the first handhel ...

, a handheld gaming console by Atari * ''Lynx'' (Chrono Cross), a major character in the video game ''Chrono Cross''

People

* Lynx Vaughan Gaede (born 1992), half of the American white nationalist folk teen duo

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Lynx gang The Lynx Gang (sometimes known as The Lynx Crew) was a Birmingham-based gang originally of British Pakistani members that was founded in the 1970s, initially to protect the British Pakistani community (most notably of Mirpuri), from White power ...

, a violent criminal gang based in Birmingham, United Kingdom * ''The Lynxes'', a popular name for members of the

Accademia dei Lincei The Accademia dei Lincei (; literally the "Academy of the Lynx-Eyed", but anglicised as the Lincean Academy) is one of the oldest and most prestigious European scientific institutions, located at the Palazzo Corsini on the Via della Lungara in Rom ...

, the first scientific society

Sports

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded pr ...

, a WNBA basketball team * Toronto Lynx, a USL First Division soccer team * Ottawa Lynx, a former AAA minor league baseball team * Lynx du Collège Édouard-Montpetit women's ice hockey, a Quebec, Canada college hockey team * Augusta Lynx, a minor league professional ice hockey team in Augusta, Georgia *

Saint-Jean Lynx Saint-Jean Lynx were a junior ice hockey team which played from 1989 to 1995 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They played at the Colisée Isabelle-Brasseur. In 1982 they moved from Sherbrooke and were formerly the Sherbrooke Castors. Th ...

, a defunct Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team *

Adirondack Lynx Adirondack Lynx is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2005. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League, the third tier of women’s soccer in the United States and Canada. The team plays in the North Division of the E ...

, an American women's soccer team * Tampere Lynx (''Tampereen Ilves''), a Finnish soccer team * Toronto Lady Lynx, a Canadian women's soccer team * Perth Lynx, an Australian professional women's basketball team * The Lynx, another name for the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team * Lynx, name of the athletic teams and mascot of Lesley University, a private university in Massachusetts * The Lynx, mascot for Rhodes College, a private college in Memphis, Tennessee * Lynx, mascot of Lindenwood University – Belleville, Illinois

Other uses

* Armstrong Siddeley Lynx, an early aircraft engine * Lynx (mythology), in various mythologies *

Lynx (comics) Lynx is the name of three fictional characters appearing in DC Comics. Fictional character biographies Dome's Henchman The first Lynx is a henchman of Doctor Dome, a Plastic Man villain. Ghost Dragons Lynx was originally seen as the girlfrien ...

, three fictional characters in the DC Comics universe * ''Lynx'' (magazine), a Japanese literary magazine published by Gentosha Comics every other month