Valiant

Valiant

Valiant may refer to:

In Chrysler:

* Plymouth Valiant, automobile manufactured by the Plymouth division of Chrysler Corporation in the United States from 1960 to 1976
* Chrysler Valiant, automobile manufactured by Chrysler Australia from 1962 to 1981
* Chrysler Valiant Charger, automobile manufactured by Chrysler Australia from 1971 to 1976

In comics:

* "Prince Valiant", comic strip
* "Valiant" (comic), British comic published between 1962 and 1976
* Valiant Comics, comic book publisher

In fiction:

* Eddie Valiant, Californian private investigator and one of the main characters in "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" and its film adaptation, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
* USS "Valiant" (NCC-74210), ship in the "Star Trek" universe featured in the "Deep Space Nine" episode "Valiant"
* "Valiant" ("DS9" episode), episode of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
* "", urban fantasy novel by Holly Black
* "Valiant", airborne aircraft carrier in "Doctor Who"
* Destin Faroda, the Valiant of "" video game

In film and television:

* "The Valiant" (1929 film), which tells the story of a man condemned to execution
* "The Valiant" (1962 film), directed by Roy Ward Baker
* "The Valiant", a one act play on which both the above films were based
* "Valiant" (2005 film), 2005 movie about British homing pigeons
* "Valiant" ("Merlin"), second episode of the British television series "Merlin"

In military:

* BT-13 "Valiant", World War II-era basic trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps
* HMS "Valiant" (1863), ironclad battleship of the "Hector" class
* HMS "Valiant" (1914), "Queen Elizabeth"-class battleship of the Royal Navy
* HMS "Valiant" (S102), the second of Britain's nuclear-powered submarines
* USCGC "Valiant" (WMEC-621), United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter
* USS "Valiant", two United States Navy ships
* Valiant class submarine, the first fully British nuclear fleet submarine
* Valiant tank, British tank design of the Second World War
* Vickers Valiant, British bomber

In other fields:

* Valiant Records, independent record label which was acquired in 1965 by Warner Bros
* "The Valiants" is the nickname of the British football club Port Vale F.C.
* The Valiant Sixty were a group of early leaders and activists in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in the latter part of the 17th century

People named Valiant:

* Jimmy Valiant, professional wrestler
* Leslie Valiant, British computer scientist and computational theorist


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  • Valiant — steht für: Valiant Holding, eine Schweizer Bankenholding mit Sitz in Luzern Valiant (Film) Valiant (Panzer), britischer Kampfpanzer aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg Valiant Comics, US amerikanischer Comicverlag Valiant Shield, Bezeichnung einer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Valiant — Val iant, a. [OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant, valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L. valere to be strong. See {Wield}, and cf. {Avail}, {Convalesce}, {Equivalent}, {Prevail}, {Valid}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Vigorous in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Valiant — puede referirse a: Valiant (película), película de animación 3D. Valiant (automóvil), Vehículo fabricado por Chrysler Fevre Argentina S.A. Valiant (revista), revista juvenil británcia. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados …   Wikipedia Español

  • valiant — [val′yənt] adj. [ME < OFr vaillant, prp. of valoir < L valere, to be strong: see VALUE] 1. full of or characterized by valor or courage; brave 2. resolute; determined [made a valiant effort] SYN. BRAVE valiance n. valiancy valiantly adv …   English World dictionary

  • valiant — index heroic, indomitable, spartan, undaunted Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • valiant — (adj.) early 14c. (late 12c. in surnames), from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. valliant stalwart, brave, from prp. of valoir be worthy, originally be strong, from L. valere be strong, be well, be worth, have power, be able, from PIE root *wal be strong (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • valiant — *brave, courageous, unafraid, fearless, intrepid, valorous, dauntless, undaunted, doughty, bold, audacious Analogous words: stout, sturdy, tenacious, stalwart (see STRONG): indomitable, unconquerable, *invincible Antonyms: timid: dastardly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • valiant — [adj] brave adventurous, assertive, audacious, bold, chivalrous, courageous, dauntless, fearless, fire eating*, gallant, game, grand, great, gritty*, gutsy*, gutty*, heroic, high spirited, indomitable, intrepid, lion hearted, magnanimous, nervy* …   New thesaurus

  • valiant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing courage or determination. DERIVATIVES valiantly adverb. ORIGIN Old French vailant, from Latin valere be strong …   English terms dictionary

  • Valiant — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot « Valiant » peut désigner : le Vickers Valiant, bombardier britannique en service de 1954 à 1968 ; le Valiant, prototype de… …   Wikipédia en Français

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