Sprinter can refer to:
In sport
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sprint (running)
Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...
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Sprinter (cycling)
A sprinter is a road bicycle racer or track racer who can finish a race very explosively by accelerating quickly to a high speed, often using the slipstream of another cyclist or group of cyclists tactically to conserve energy.
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, a type of racing cyclist
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Sprint train
A sprint train is a group of road bicycle racers who at the end of a race work together to set a high pace to keep their sprinter at the front of the race, discourage late attacks, and allow the sprinter to launch his or her sprint as late as ...
, a group of road bicycle racers who at the end of a race work together to set a high pace to help their sprinter
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sprint car racing
Sprint cars are high-powered open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Sprint car racing is popular primarily in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, New ...
vehicle
Motor vehicles
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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light commercial vehicle ( van) built by Mercedes-Benz Group AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a large van, chassis cab, minibus, and pickup truck. In the past, the Sprinter had been sold under the Mercedes-Benz, Dodge, ...
(or 'Dodge Sprinter', 'Freightliner Sprinter'), a cargo van
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Toyota Sprinter
The is a compact car manufactured by Toyota as a variant of the Toyota Corolla. Exclusively sold in the Japanese domestic market, the Sprinter was aimed to be sportier than its Corolla sibling, with the Sprinter being sold at the ''Toyota Auto S ...
, a compact car
Trains
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Sprinter (British Rail)
The Sprinter is a family of diesel multiple unit trains in use on the British railway system. They were built in the 1980s and early-1990s by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL), Metro-Cammell and Leyland. Most have Cummins engines with Vo ...
, a family of diesel multiple units built for British Rail in the 1980s
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NS SGMm
The Stadsgewestelijk Materieel or SGM (''English'' - Suburban Equipment or City Regional rolling stock) was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type that was operated by the Dutch railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen. They were built from 19 ...
(''Stadsgewestelijk Materieel''), a Dutch electric multiple unit in service since 1975, commonly referred to as "Sprinter old generation"
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NS Sprinter Lighttrain
The Sprinter Lighttrain or SLT is an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train type operated by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen in the Netherlands. They were built from 2007 to 2012 by Bombardier (2400) and Siemens (2600). It is the successor of the Spri ...
, a Dutch electric multiple unit in service since 2009
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Sprinter (rail line), a hybrid rail service in San Diego County, California
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Sprinter New Generation
Sprinter New Generation or SNG: The Sprinter New Generation (abbreviated SNG) is an electrically driven type of trainset of the Dutch Railways or Nederlandse Spoorwegen. The trains are designed and built by the Spanish train builder Construcci ...
, a Dutch train manufactured by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
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V/Line Sprinter
The Sprinter is a diesel railcar built by A Goninan & Co in Broadmeadow, NSW for V/Line between 1993 and 1995.
Design origins
The Sprinter concept dates back to 1989, when the Public Transport Corporation, having seen a substantial increase i ...
, a diesel multiple unit operated by V/Line in Australia
Other
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Sprinter (computer)
The Sprinter (also called "Peters Plus Sprinter" or PPS ) is a microcomputer made by Russian firm Peters Plus, Ltd. It was the last "clone" of ZX Spectrum produced in a factory. It was built using what the company called a "Flex architecture". ...
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''Sprinter'' (album)
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''Sprinter'' (film), a sports film
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''Sprinter'' (manga)
* Sprinters, an Australian
in-house brand of
chips
''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The serie ...
sold by supermarket chain
Aldi
Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when t ...
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See also
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Sprint (disambiguation)
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