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Type of earthquake bomb
Tallboy or Bomb, Medium Capacity, 12,000 lb was an earthquake bomb developed by the British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis and used by the Royal
Tallboy_(bomb)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Tallboy or tallboy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tallboy or tall boy may refer to: Tallboy (bomb), a British deep penetration earthquake
Tallboy
WW2 British earthquake bomb
of the Second World War. The bomb was originally called Tallboy Large until the term Tallboy got into the press and the code name was replaced by "Grand
Grand_Slam_(bomb)
Type of furniture with drawers
A tallboy is a piece of furniture incorporating a chest of drawers and a wardrobe on top. A highboy consists of double chest of drawers (a chest-on-chest)
Tallboy_(furniture)
Bismarck-class battleship of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine
1944, British Lancaster bombers equipped with 12,000-pound (5,400 kg) "Tallboy" bombs scored two direct hits and a near miss which caused the ship to
German_battleship_Tirpitz
Bomb that bounces across a water surface
effect similar to the underground detonation of the later Grand Slam and Tallboy earthquake bombs, both of which he also invented. After the outbreak of
Bouncing_bomb
Container specifically made for liquid such as beverages and usually made of aluminum
point of the body. Also available are 16 US fl oz or 473 ml cans (known as tallboys or, referring to the weight, "pounders"), and 18 US fl oz or 532 ml.[citation
Drink_can
World War II British heavy bomber aircraft
for which some Lancasters were adapted to carry the 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) Tallboy and then the 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) Grand Slam earthquake bombs (also designed
Avro_Lancaster
Canned water company
The drink is sold in a 12 US fl oz (350 ml), 16.9 US fl oz (500 ml) "tallboy" drink can and a 19.2 US fl oz (570 ml) can. As of 2023, its water was
Liquid_Death
High explosive
the 4000lb, 8000lb, and 12000lb "cookie" HC bombs and in the Upkeep, Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs as well as the drones employed in Operation Aphrodite
Torpex
Explosive weapon concept
Wallis made bombs based on the "earthquake bomb concept", such as the 6-ton Tallboy and then the 10-ton Grand Slam, although these were never dropped from
Earthquake_bomb
Type of sail
On a square rigged ship, the spanker is a gaff-rigged fore-and-aft sail set from, and aft of, the aftmost mast. Spankers are also called driver, jigger
Spanker_(sail)
Guided bomb
guidance system of the earlier Razon radio-controlled weapon with a British Tallboy 12,000-pound (5,400 kg) bomb, the ASM-A-1 saw brief operational service
ASM-A-1_Tarzon
WW2 British bunker buster bomb
beyond the 750 mph (1,210 km/h) free-fall impact velocity of the 5-tonne Tallboy "earthquake" bomb for comparable purposes. The Disney could penetrate 16 ft
Disney_bomb
British air raid of World War II
employed Avro Lancaster heavy bombers armed with Tallboy heavy bombs and "Johnnie Walker" mines. The Tallboy bomb weighed 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg) and had
Operation_Catechism
Brand of American root beer
by RJM Distributing. The beverage is sold in 12 fl-oz glass bottles and tallboy 16 fl-oz cans covered in flat retro branding featuring a baseball diamond
Killebrew_Root_Beer
US seismic bomb deployed from 1948 to 1958
further development of the concept initiated with the United Kingdom's Tallboy and Grand Slam weapons developed by British aeronautical engineer Barnes
T-12_Cloudmaker
WWII Nazi-built bunker complex in France
400 kg), ground-penetrating Tallboy bombs. The external construction works were completely wrecked by the bombing and one Tallboy landed just beside the dome
La_Coupole
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
specialist and precision-bombing role, including the use of the enormous "Tallboy" and "Grand Slam" ground-penetrating earthquake bombs, on targets such
No._617_Squadron_RAF
Nazi German underground military complex in France
Squadron RAF, who used ground-penetrating 5,400-kilogram (12,000 lb) "Tallboy" earthquake bombs to collapse tunnels and shafts. This also entombed hundreds
Fortress_of_Mimoyecques
1933 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers
distribution, Tallboy comes to Wimsey's flat to confess to the murder of Dean, who had found out what was going on and was blackmailing Tallboy. Tallboy had targeted
Murder_Must_Advertise
Bunker housing U-boats
until August 1944 when a new type of bomb was used against them, the "Tallboy" bomb. U-boat yards and pens were the primary objectives for the US Eighth
Submarine_pen
English engineer and inventor (1887–1979)
geodetic airframe and the earthquake bomb, including designs such as the Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs. Barnes Wallis was born in Ripley, Derbyshire, to
Barnes_Wallis
Type of 18th-century American dressing table
contradistinction to (and designed to match) the tallboy or highboy chest of drawers. Lowboys and tallboys were favorite pieces of the 18th century, both
Lowboy
Piston-engined strategic bomber aircraft family, 1947
M-110, 22,376 lb (10,150 kg) Grand Slam copy, or two 12,660 lb (5,740 kg) Tallboy copies and numerous nuclear weapons. Aerial refueling Related development
Boeing_B-50_Superfortress
Piece of cabinet furniture
derivative of the simpler chest of drawers Chifforobe Commode Chiffonier Tallboy (furniture) Lowboy Nightstand Tansu Welsh dresser Keyhole Morse 1917, p
Chest_of_drawers
Proposed WWII British strategic bomber
large bombs to carry out similar missions. The Lancaster used Wallis' Tallboy, Grand Slam and bouncing bomb during strategic "anti-civil engineering"
Victory_Bomber
5th-century BC Athenian tragic playwright
Introduction", pp. xi–xxix in Sommerstein, A. H., Fitzpatrick, D.. and Tallboy, T. Sophocles: Selected Fragmentary Plays: Volume 1. Aris and Phillips
Sophocles
British air raid on German battleship Tirpitz
technical problems prevented their Tallboy from being dropped on the initial pass. Force B commenced its attack after the Tallboy Lancasters had completed theirs
Operation_Paravane
1943 attack on German dams by Royal Air Force
latter was finally deemed acceptable. The squadron went on to drop the Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs and attacked the German battleship Tirpitz, using
Operation_Chastise
Index of articles associated with the same name
Nissan Roox name has been used by Nissan on a variety of OEM rebadged "tallboy" kei car vans since 2009. For one generation, it was sold as the Nissan
Nissan_Roox
Munition for penetrating hardened or deeply buried targets
become the conceptual predecessors of modern bunker busters: the five tonne Tallboy and the ten tonne Grand Slam. These were "Earthquake" bombs—a concept he
Bunker_buster
1944. Tirpitz suffered severe and irreparable damage after being hit by a Tallboy bomb during the Operation Paravane air raid on 15 September 1944, and was
List of Allied attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz
List_of_Allied_attacks_on_the_German_battleship_Tirpitz
Attempt by Germany during World War II to cut supply lines to Britain
bases, impervious to Allied bombing until mid-1944 with the advent of the Tallboy bomb. From early July, U-boats returned to the new French bases when they
Battle_of_the_Atlantic
English actor (1941–2019)
of Nottingham in the 1975 BBC series The Legend of Robin Hood, as Mr. Tallboy in the 1973 adaptation of Dorothy L. Sayers' Murder Must Advertise, as
Paul_Darrow
Subprefecture and commune in Pays de la Loire, France
the target of the first Tallboy and the fourth Azon bombing raids by Allied planes. On 8/9 June 1944, 5,400 kg (12,000 lb) Tallboy "earthquake" bombs were
Saumur
Surname list
the fictional country home of Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife Harriet Tallboy (disambiguation) This page lists people with the surname Tailboys. If an
Tailboys
Nightstand Ottoman Plan chest Plant stand Shelving Sideboard or buffet Tallboy Umbrella stand Wardrobe or armoire Wine rack Commode Lectern Eagle lectern
List_of_furniture_types
American bicycle manufacturer
has 107-millimetre (4.2 in) Superlight Travel (re-introduced in 2018) Tallboy/Joplin – 29" wheels, 120-millimetre (4.7 in) VPP Travel Bronson/Roubion
Santa_Cruz_Bicycles
Archipelago in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
evacuated the following day. 19 April 1945 36 Lancasters of 9 and 617 Squadrons attacked coastal battery positions with Tallboy bombs for no losses.
Heligoland
Fictional character, The Bear TV series
drugs kept in his glove compartment. Richie asks at the store if they have tallboys, which are 16 U.S. fl oz (470 ml) beers in aluminum cans. They end up drinking
Mikey_Berzatto
Explosive chemical compound
"Dambusters Raid" each contained 6,600 pounds (3,000 kg) of Torpex. The Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs designed by Barnes Wallis also used Torpex. RDX is
RDX
Class of German World War II-era fast battleships
ship for six months. In 1944, Lancaster bombers hit the ship with two Tallboy bombs, which caused extensive internal damage and capsized the battleship
Bismarck-class_battleship
Brand of malt liquor
(473 ml) pint can, 22-ounce (651 ml) glass bottle, 24-ounce (710 ml) "tallboy" can, 40-ounce (1.18 liter) or 42-ounce (1.24 liter) plastic bottle, or
Olde_English_800
American film by Sylvester Stallone
pursue the two groups. Rambo kills some of them by detonating an unexploded Tallboy bomb with a Claymore mine obtained from School Boy. Lewis steps on a landmine
Rambo_(2008_film)
Standing closet used for storing clothes
trays, were frequent. During a large portion of the 18th century, the tallboy was much used for storing clothes. A common feature was to base future
Wardrobe
Hypothetical device to cause seismic events
2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes using a seismic weapon. While the British Tallboy and Grand Slam bombs of World War II were called earthquake bombs, the
Tectonic_weapon
Hospitality group based in Chicago
Stella Barra Pizzeria Santa Monica Summer House (Las Vegas) Sushi-San Tallboy Taco The Dalcy The Oakville Grill & Cellar Three Dots and a Dash Tokio
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
Lettuce_Entertain_You_Enterprises
Town in North Holland, Netherlands
Squadron and No. 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. These saw 53 five-ton, Tallboy earthquake bombs dropped. There were also two attacks in 1945 by the American
IJmuiden
British four-engined heavy bomber in service 1945-1963
rocket-assisted bomb similar in size and weight to a 12,000 lb (5.4 t) Tallboy bomb, was able to achieve 42,000 ft (13 km). Boulton Paul Type F turret
Avro_Lincoln
Second World War bunker complex in Pas-de-Calais, France
Allied raid succeeded in wrecking the interior of the Watten bunker with a Tallboy bomb that brought down part of the roof. Finally, on 18 July 1944, Hitler
Blockhaus_d'Éperlecques
Air-to-surface conventional bomb
the Vietnam War. Originally developed from the British World War II-era Tallboy bomb to be dropped from the Convair B-36 bomber, it weighed 10,000 lb (4
M121_(bomb)
American journalist
firing from BuzzFeed in 2020 for plagiarism. Broderick was in the band Tallboys. As of 2020[update] Broderick lives in New York City. He is originally
Ryan_Broderick
Motor vehicle
windshield wiper. While never successful in a changing market, where "tallboy" designs were prevalent, the low slung JA4/JA5 Today with its comparably
Honda_Today
Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
On the second attack, they succeeded in sinking Lützow with a single Tallboy bomb hit. Prinz Eugen then departed Swinemünde for Copenhagen, arriving
German_cruiser_Prinz_Eugen
Units of measure for alcoholic drinks
650 mL. The US 23-ounce beer glass holds a sixth of beer, plus the head. tallboy 710 mL 24 US fl oz 1.249 imp pt A beercan containing 3⁄4 of a US fluid
Alcohol_measurements
Large conventional bombs used in World War II by the Royal Air Force
adding a third 4000 lb section and should not be confused with the 12,000lb Tallboy ground-penetrating "earthquake" bomb. The 4000 lb high-capacity design
Blockbuster_bomb
Bicycle part
VPP suspension on a 2013 Santa Cruz Tallboy
Bicycle_suspension
Unsuccessful British air raid in World War II
armed with Tallboy bombs and "Johnnie Walker" mines, and was mounted from Yagodnik in the Soviet Union. Tirpitz was struck by a single Tallboy, which caused
Operation_Obviate
American beverage producer
considering raising the price on canned products, such as AriZona Iced Tea "tallboys", due in part to tariffs imposed by the second Trump administration on
Arizona_Beverage_Company
Deutschland-class cruiser
Some Lancasters carried 1000-pound bombs, others carried the super-heavy Tallboy bomb with which they had sunk Tirpitz in November 1944. The raid had to
German_cruiser_Deutschland
British former engineering company
Vickers Vigil Canadian Vickers Vista "Upkeep" and "Highball" bouncing bombs Tallboy bomb Grand Slam bomb UB.109T – Company designation was Vickers 825. Blue
Vickers-Armstrongs
Furniture for personal grooming
describe a dressing table with multiple drawers made to match a tall chest, tallboy. One of the best visual expressions of a connection between the vanity
Dressing_table
Bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets
was not sunk until the British brought in enormous 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) Tallboy bombs to ensure that even a near miss would be effective. An aircraft diving
Dive_bomber
Nuclear weapon (development abandoned)
releases as used on the Lancaster to carry the 12,000-pound (5,400 kg) Tallboy bomb. The feasibility of a plutonium bomb had been questioned in 1942.
Thin_Man_(nuclear_bomb)
Musical artist (born 1970)
re-titled Until Dawn and re-released on TallBoy Records in 2002, to greater distribution and acclaim. TallBoy Records also commissioned KH&Y to contribute
Kenny_Howes
Conventional high-explosive bomb
buildings to cause severe structural damage." Blockbuster bomb FAB-5000 Tallboy On 9 August 1945, Bockscar completed the sole Fat Man mission, bombing
Pumpkin_bomb
Damaged German submarine factory
each carried a single large earthquake bomb – seven carried the 5 ton 'Tallboy', thirteen carried the 10 ton 'Grand Slam'. Two 'Grand Slam's hit the target
Valentin_submarine_pens
Explosives that have not fully detonated
year. One of the largest individual pieces ever found was an unexploded 'Tallboy' bomb uncovered in the Sorpe Dam in 1958. In 2011, a 1,800 kg (4,000 lb)
Unexploded_ordnance
1966 British TV series
easy-going" police detective investigating Geoffrey's disappearance Ned Tallboy (Stanley Meadows) - Garage owner and Landlord Thelma Bowen (June Ellis)
Bat_Out_of_Hell_(TV_series)
Dam in Sundern, Hochsauerland
perpendicular. A second British airstrike on 15 October 1944 with five-ton Tallboy bombs also failed, leaving behind only several huge craters and causing
Sorpe_Dam
Subprefecture and commune in Hauts-de-France, France
German naval activity following D-Day. Some of the Lancasters carried Tallboy bombs and the harbour and the surrounding area were completely destroyed
Boulogne-sur-Mer
radar Fire balloons "Bouncing bombs" Upkeep Highball Gas bombs Smoke bombs Tallboy bomb Grand Slam bomb Blockbuster bombs Disney bomb .303 British for standard
List of British military equipment of World War II
List_of_British_military_equipment_of_World_War_II
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
end of the war, the first to hit the German battleship Tirpitz with the Tallboy 12,000-pound bomb, an achievement by the crew of an Avro Lancaster on her
No._9_Squadron_RAF
1950 film by John Huston
Helene Stanley as Jeannie David Clarke as Mr. Atkinson Raymond Roe as Tallboy Chuck Courtney as Red Strother Martin as Karl Anton Smith Henry Corden
The_Asphalt_Jungle
Earth-penetrating nuclear weapon
explosive yield, nuclear weapons. As early as 1944, the Barnes Wallis Tallboy bomb and subsequent Grand Slam weapons were designed to penetrate deeply
Nuclear_bunker_buster
WW2 Soviet large general-purpose bomb
States) Grand Slam – (United Kingdom) T-12 Cloudmaker – (United States) Tallboy – (United Kingdom) ФУГАCНЫЕ АВИАБОМБЫ Retrieved on 19 July 2015 ФАБ-5000
FAB-5000
Broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines
The newspaper once again was relaunched as The Standard, featuring a tallboy broadsheet format. The format is bigger than tabloids and smaller than
Manila_Standard
Method of naval warship armor
attack involving massive Tallboy bombs that no practical amount of armor could have ameliorated. In particular, the Tallboy that hit amidships between
All_or_nothing_(armor)
Bomber aircraft of the largest size and load carrying capacity
meant that another Barnes Wallis invention, the 5-ton Tallboy was deployed instead; two Tallboys dropped by Avro Lancasters from 25,000 ft (7,600 m) altitude
Heavy_bomber
Naval bases in Norway
attacks damaged the U-boat bases in Bergen. During one of these attacks, a 'Tallboy' bomb went straight through the roof of pen 3, damaging it beyond repair
German U-boat bases in occupied Norway
German_U-boat_bases_in_occupied_Norway
Hypothetical tectonic weapon causing tsunamis
with effect similar to the underground detonation of the Grand Slam and Tallboy earthquake bombs, both of which he also invented. His April 1942 paper
Tsunami_bomb
Royal Air Force bombsight used during World War II
Lancasters were undergoing conversion to dropping the 12,000 pounds (5,400 kg) Tallboy bomb as a precision weapon, and required the higher accuracy of the SABS
Stabilised Automatic Bomb Sight
Stabilised_Automatic_Bomb_Sight
Propaganda term for WWII German weapons programmes
RAF Bomber Command; 32 Avro Lancaster bombers dropped blockbuster and Tallboy bombs in Operation Catechism. Rocket U-boat – planned ballistic missile
Wunderwaffe
Radio-controlled aircraft as guided missiles
Aphrodite and Operation Anvil would match the British success with 5-ton Tallboy and 10-ton Grand Slam ground penetration ("earthquake") bombs but the project
Operation_Aphrodite
British strategic bomber and tanker aircraft
a single 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) Grand Slam or two 12,000 lb (5,400 kg) Tallboy earthquake bombs, up to forty-eight 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs or thirty-nine
Handley_Page_Victor
Method of launching an object into outer space via a large gun or cannon
over a distance of 88 km (55 mi). It was destroyed by RAF bombing using Tallboy blockbuster bombs in July 1944. The V-3 cannon used staged propulsion,
Space_gun
Village in Brighton, England
Tallboys, the old Customs House
Rottingdean
Musical artist
moved to Queensland in 2002, forming a band called Glen Moffatt & the Tallboys, and in 2007 he began working with long-time Brisbane band The Smokin'
Glen_Moffatt
Six Tallboy bombs in a bomb dump at Bardney, Lincolnshire prior to being loaded on No. 9 Squadron RAF aircraft in October or November 1944
RAF munitions storage during World War II
RAF_munitions_storage_during_World_War_II
Grand Slam bomb - 10 ton earthquake bomb, only used for special targets. Tallboy bomb - 5 ton bomb, only used by the Avro Lancaster. BL755 cluster bomb
List_of_missiles_of_the_RAF
Subcompact car by Honda, since 1981
II and Cabriolets) was introduced in November 1981 with the innovative "Tallboy" design; of unusual height, this enabled four adults to fit comfortably
Honda_City
pop, indie rock Years active 1989–present Labels DGC Records, Geffen, TallBoy Records Members Ben Eshbach Kiara Geller David Cunningham Past members
The_Sugarplastic
Spanner David Dennis as Omar Danny Hatchard as Cheese Lubabalo Tallboy Ntame as Tallboy Ruan Van Zyl as Chip Kiroshan Naidoo as Zarek Joan Kempson as Nan
Our_Girl_series_4
Royal Air Force officer (1917–1992)
small scale earthquake, destroying the target. He called this bomb the Tallboy. To be effective the bombs had to be dropped very accurately. He stated
Leonard_Cheshire
Indonesian businessman (1924–2011)
coauthor was Richard Tallboys. Two editions were published. It was published by Carnegie Publishing in 1997. Co-Author Richard G. Tallboys (1931-2013) held
Carlo_Tabalujan
Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers from 9 and 617 Squadrons armed with Tallboy bombs on 12 November during Operation Catechism. The battleship sank west
List of maritime disasters in World War II
List_of_maritime_disasters_in_World_War_II
American barrel racer
qualified for the inaugural RFD-TV's The American Rodeo on her horse "Tallboy", who she raised and trained at home. Other associations where Holeman
June_Holeman
drop Fire balloons "Bouncing bombs" Upkeep Highball Gas bombs Smoke bombs Tallboy bomb Grand Slam bomb Blockbuster bombs Disney bomb List of British military
List of World War II weapons of the United Kingdom
List_of_World_War_II_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
2012 studio album by The Soft Pack
NME wrote: "uncomplicated, Spinto Band-ish jangles like 'Second Look', 'Tallboy' and 'Everything I Know' plough casually and happily along without a care
Strapped_(album)
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Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Christian Faith
Boy/Male
Tamil
Divine, Celestial, The beautifulness
Girl/Female
Arabic
Olfactory
Boy/Male
Arabic
Ancient Idol in the Temple of Makkah
Male
Native American
Native American Cheyenne name METURATO means "black kettle."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Name of a Raga, A Raagini in indian music
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sunny, A bird
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a roofer, from Old French co(u)vreur, an agent derivative of co(u)vrir ‘to cover’ (Latin cooperire). Roofing materials in the Middle Ages might be tiles (see Tyler), slates (see Slater), or thatch (see Thatcher), depending on the regional availability of suitable materials.English (of Norman origin) : occupational name for a maker of barrels and tubs, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French cuve ‘vat’, ‘tub’ (Late Latin cupa, of Germanic origin; compare Cooper).Americanized spelling of German Kober.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : variant spelling of Hayes.Dutch : variant of Heise 2.
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