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Wal
WAL or Wal may refer to: Places * Wał, Lublin Voivodeship, village in eastern Poland * Wał, Masovian Voivodeship, village in east-central Poland * Wales, constituent nation of the United Kingdom * Wallonia, Walloon Region of Belgium * Wallops Flight Facility (IATA: WAL), Virginia, USA People Given named * Wal (given name) * Niels Wal Hansen (1892–1973), Dutch sailer Surnamed * Peter Chol Wal, South Sudanese politician * Priya Wal (born 1985), Indian actress * Van der Wal (surname), a Dutch surname which can also be derived as Wal Fictional characters * Wallace Cadwallader "Wal" Footrot, the main character in the '' Footrot Flats'' comic strip * Wal Rus, a Marvel Comics character, a fictional anthropomorphic walrus Brands, groups, organizations, enterprises * Wal (bass), a brand of electric bass guitars, founded by Ian Waller and Pete Stevens * Wal-Mart Stores, a multi-national retailer founded by Sam Walton * World Atlantic Airlines (ICAO: WAL), an airline based in Miami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wal-Mart Stores
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and incorporated under Delaware General Corporation Law on October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. Walmart has 10,586 stores and clubs in 24 countries, operating under 46 different names. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, as Walmart de México y Centroamérica in Mexico and Central America, and as Flipkart Wholesale in India. It has wholly owned operations in Chile, Canada, and South Africa. Since August 2018, Walmart held only a minority stake in Walmart Brasil, which was renamed Grupo Big in August 2019, with 20 percent of the company's shares, and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, though Owain Glyndŵr led the Welsh Revolt against English rule in the early 15th century, and briefly re-establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—along with Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the country, Wallonia is primarily French-speaking. It accounts for 55% of Belgium's territory, but only a third of its population. The Walloon Region and the French Community of Belgium, which is the political entity responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education, are independent concepts, because the French Community of Belgium encompasses both Wallonia and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region. There is a German-speaking minority in eastern Wallonia, resulting from the annexation of three cantons previously part of the German Empire at the conclusion of World War I. This community represents less than 1% of the Belgian population. It forms the German-spea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wall (other)
A wall is a solid structure that provides a barrier or enclosure. Wall, WALL, or The Wall may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Wall'' (Original French title: "''Mur''"), a French–Israeli film about the Israeli West Bank barrier * ''The Wall'' (1962 film), an American propaganda film about the erection of the Berlin Wall * ''The Wall'' (1967 film), a 1967 French drama * ''Deewaar'' (''The Wall''), a 1975 Indian crime drama directed by Yash Chopra * ''Pink Floyd – The Wall'', a 1982 film based on the music album by Pink Floyd * ''The Wall'', a 1982 Holocaust drama starring Tom Conti * ''The Wall'' (1998 American film), a 1998 TV film * ''The Wall'' (1998 Belgian film), a Belgian tragicomedy film by Alain Berliner * ''The Wall'' (2011 film), a 2011 French film * ''The Wall'' (2012 film), a 2012 Austrian film * ''The Wall'' (2017 film), a war film starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena Literature * The Wall (''A Song of Ice and Fire''), a structure wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footrot Flats
''Footrot Flats'', a comic strip by New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball, ran from 1976 to 1994 in newspapers (unpublished strips continued to appear in book form until 2000). Altogether there are 27 numbered books (collecting the newspaper strips, with additional material), a further 8 books collecting the Sunday newspaper strips, and 5 smaller "pocket" books of original material, plus various related publications. The strips inspired a stage musical, an animated feature film called ''Footrot Flats: the Dog's Tail Tale'', and a theme park in Auckland, New Zealand. The strip reached its peak of popularity in the mid-1980s, with the books selling millions of copies in Australasia. The comic's protagonist is a border-collie sheepdog known as "the Dog", owned by Wal Footrot, who runs a sheep and cattle farm called Footrot Flats near the fictional rural town of Raupo in New Zealand. The comic depicts the trials and tribulations of Wal, the Dog and other characters, human and animal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) is a rocket launch site on Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, United States, just east of the Delmarva Peninsula and approximately north-northeast of Norfolk. The facility is operated by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and primarily serves to support science and exploration missions for NASA and other Federal agencies. WFF includes an extensively instrumented range to support launches of more than a dozen types of sounding rockets; small expendable suborbital and orbital rockets; high-altitude balloon flights carrying scientific instruments for atmospheric and astronomical research; and, using its Research Airport, flight tests of aeronautical research aircraft, including unmanned aerial vehicles. There have been over 16,000 launches from the rocket testing range at Wallops since its founding in 1945 in the quest for information on the flight characteristics of airplanes, launch vehicles, and spacecraft, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dornier Do J Wal
The Dornier Do J ''Wal'' ("whale") is a twin-engine German flying boat of the 1920s designed by ''Dornier Flugzeugwerke''. The Do J was designated the Do 16 by the Reich Air Ministry (''RLM'') under its aircraft designation system of 1933. Design and development The Do J had a high-mounted strut-braced parasol wing with two piston engines mounted in tandem in a central nacelle above the wing; one engine drove a tractor and the other drove a pusher propeller. The hull made use of Claudius Dornier's patented sponsons on the hull's sides, first pioneered with the earlier, Dornier-designed Zeppelin-Lindau Rs.IV flying boat late in World War I. The Do J made its maiden flight on 6 November 1922. The flight, as well as most production until 1932, took place in Italy because of the restrictions on aviation in Germany after World War I under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Dornier began to produce the ''Wal'' in Germany in 1931; production went on until 1936. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wal (given Name)
Wal is a male given name and nickname. It is the Australian diminutive for Walter (name), Walter, Wallace (given name), Wallace, and Wally (given name), Wally. People using this name include: Persons Sportspeople * Wally Carr (1954–2019; aka ''Wal Carr''), Aboriginal Australian professional boxer * Wal Chisholm (1915–2005), Newzealander-Australian athlete * Wal Fall (born 1992), German soccer player * Wal Handley (1902–1941), British motorcycle racer * Wal Ives (1906–1983), Australian rugby union footballer * Wal Lambert (1916–1993), Australian rower * Wal Mackney (1905–1975), Australian rugger and rower * Wal Phillips (1908–1998), British motorcycle racer * Wal Rigney (1898–1965), Australian rugby union footballer * Wal Wallace, pro-wrestler ring name of Pierre Carl Ouellet (born 1967) * Wal Walmsley (1916–1978), Australian cricketer Australian-rules football players * Wal Alexander (1923–1995), Australian-rules footballer * Wal Allan (), Australian-rules foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wal (bass)
Wal is a brand of electric bass manufactured by Electric Wood Ltd, first in High Wycombe and later in Fetcham, Surrey, England. It was started in 1974 by guitar builder and electronics expert Ian Waller and luthier Pete Stevens. Since 2009 it has been run by Paul Herman. History Wal basses founder, Ian Waller, was a bass player in 1960s Manchester pop scene. In the late 1960s he moved to London to follow a career as an Electronics Engineer. However, he quickly became involved in the film and then music industry because of both his electronics and woodworking skills. He became known to a number of players on the London session scene for his guitar-making abilities, eventually being commissioned to build basses for them. Early custom basses were purchased by leading bass players from the London studio circuit, such as John Gustafson (at the time of Roxy Music) and John G. Perry (formerly of Caravan) who commissioned the first instrument branded as a "Wal" bass. Another early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Der Wal
Van der Wal (or van de Wal, Vander Wal, Vanderwal, van de Wall, VanderWaal) is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin. The original bearer of the name may have lived or worked at or near a "wal": a river embankment, quay, or rampart. In 2007, Van de(r) Wal was the 47th most common surname in the Netherlands (15,646 people).Leender BrouwerThe top 100 surnames in the Netherlands/ref> In Belgium, the form Van de Walle is more abundant. List People with the name Van de(r) Wal include: * Dolf van der Wal (born 1985), Dutch snowboarder * (born 1981), Dutch road cyclist *Frederique van der Wal (born 1967), Dutch fashion model * Gerrit van der Wal, Dutch president of KLM from 1965 to 1973 *Grace VanderWaal (born 2004), American singer-songwriter *Henk van der Wal (1886–1982), Dutch Olympic runner * Ian Vander-Wal (born 1971), Australian Olympic swimmer *Jan Jaap van der Wal (born 1979), Dutch stand-up comedian *Jannes van der Wal (1956–1996), Dutch/Frisian draughts (checkers) world champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Wal
Priya Wal is an Indian television actress. Wal played various roles such as Anvesha in ''Remix'' on Star One and Aditi in ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' on StarPlus. She is best known for portraying Misha Dobriyal in Star One's hit television series ''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani''. Career Wal started her television career as Anvesha Banerjee (Priya Wal) in the youth-based show ''Remix'' on Star One. The character of red haired tom boy, Anvesha Banerjee fondly called 'Ashi' gave her instant fame. After that she was a part of several TV shows such as ''Jeete Hain Jiske Liye'' as Ayesha, '' C.I.D.'' as Dr. Nyla Rajyadhakshya on Sony Entertainment Television (India), ''Sun Yaar Chill Maar'' on ''Bindass'',I am good at playing a tomboy: Priya Wal , '' |
Wal Rus
Rocket Raccoon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Keith Giffen, the character first appeared in ''Marvel Preview'' #7 (Summer 1976). He is an intelligent, anthropomorphic raccoon, who is an expert marksman, weapon specialist and master tactician. His name and aspects of his character are a nod to The Beatles' 1968 song "Rocky Raccoon". Rocket Raccoon appeared as a prominent member in the 2008 relaunch of the superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy. The character has appeared in several media adaptations as a member of that team, including animated television series, toys and video games. He appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017), '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), and '' Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022) and '' Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special'' (2022 television film). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
