Cobra - Definition and Overview

Cobra may mean:

• A cobra, a venomous snake.
• The AH-1 Cobra', a U.S. Army helicopter.
• COBRA, a post-World War II European avant-garde movement whose name is derived from the letters of the members' home cities: COpenhagen, BRussels, and Amsterdam.
• A popular brand name, which has been used for a line of electronics products such as radios, lager from Bedford, England, a phone from Ericsson, and golf clubs from Acushnet Company, and several types of cars with a common lineage: see AC Cars, Shelby Cobra, and Ford Mustang
• The COBRA Organization is the fictional nemesis of the G.I. Joe team from the animated television series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
• The Cobra unit, a fictional special forces unit in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
• The movie Cobra, starring Sylvester Stallone.
• Pugachev's Cobra is an air combat maneuvering technique.
• The Cobra video game.
• A piece of music composed by John Zorn
• A Chinese rock band active since 1989, the four members of which are all female.
• A manga and an anime series. See: Cobra (manga)
• Cobra is a ZX Spectrum clone built in Brasov, Romania.
• COBRA is an acronym with several possible expansions.
• CoBra is an engine made by Crosley.
• The Cobra is a super-villain in the Marvel comics, often working with Mr. Hyde.