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A1 means "very good" or in the best possible condition. It is usually considered to derive from the shipping insurers, Lloyds of London's description of a first class ship. It was also a term popularised by the British War Office ABC system of classification for recruits in the First World War. A-1 recruits were considered fit for general service overseas. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Lloyds of London is a British insurance market. ... A1 at Lloyds is an expression that denotes utmost excellence which traces its origins to Lloyds Register of British and Foreign Shipping, a prestigious society that sets standards for ship construction. ... The War Office was a government agency in both the United Kingdom and the United States. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

A1 and A-1 are often used at the start of commercial business names so that they appear first in the telephone directory. For example, "A1 Cleaning Services" or "A1 Tool Hire".

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A1 can mean:

• Adventure One (A1), a TV channel owned by National Geographic
• a1 (band), a British boy band
• A1 (comic) is a British anthology comic
• A1 (milk), milk containing the A1 -casein protein
• A1 (rocket), a German rocket design from the 1930s
• A1 (shipping), a symbol indicating shipbuilding quality
• A1 (theater), a soundboard operator
• A1 (TV station) is a television channel in Macedonia
• A1 paper size, paper size as defined by ISO 216
• A1 Grand Prix series
• A1 Steak Sauce, a brand of condiment
• A1 broth, used to detect fecal coliforms
• A1 Ethniki is a Greek basketball league
• A1 Mine Settlement, Victoria, a town in Victoria, Australia
• A1 Ring, the race track at which the Austrian Grand Prix was run from 1997 to 2003 (formerly called Österreichring)
• 0-2-2 (Whyte notation), as the equivalent UIC classification for railway locomotive wheel arrangements
• America One, a television network in the United States
• HMS A1, a British A class submarine of the Royal Navy
• the primary auditory cortex, that is, the part of the brain which processes hearing
• RTV Slovenia, the first programme of Radio Slovenia
• TCSEC, A security class
• In town and country planning in the UK, A1 is the code for permission to use specific land or premises for general retail.
• The first level achieved in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages when learning a language
• LNER Class A1/A3,a locomotive designed by Sir Nigel Gresley,including the famous No 4472 "Flying Scotsman". Originally Class A1, later reclasified Class A3
• LNER Peppercorn Class A1 a Pacific locomotive designed by A. H. Peppercorn.
• A1 was the code-name for the Microsoft security service Windows Live OneCare
• USS A-1 (disambiguation), US Navy ships

A1 (full name Adventure One) is an outdoor adventure channel available in Europe and Asia. ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ... A1 is a anthology comic published by Atomeka Press. ... Milk produced by certain cows which contains A1 β-casein, linked to several common diseases such as heart disease and Type I diabetes. ... The A1 was the first rocket design in the Aggregate series, which lead to the V-2 (A4). ... In shipping, the designation A1 is a symbol used to denote quality of construction and material. ... A1 is a television channel in the Republic of Macedonia. ... Comparison of the most common paper sizes. ... A1 Grand Prix (often abbreviated A1GP) is an open-wheel auto racing series. ... A1 is a steak sauce, a condiment used for steaks and burgers. ... An A1 broth is a liquid culture medium used in microbiology for the detection of fecal coliforms in foods, treated wastewater and seawater bays using the most probable number (MPN) method. ... The Greek Basketball League (HEBA A1 Championship) is the highest professtional basketball competition among clubs in Greece. ... A1 Mine Settlement is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north of Woods Point on the Mansfield - Woods Point Road, in the Delatite Shire. ... The Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race. ... The Österreichring is a Austrian race circuit which hosted the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix 18 consecutive years, from 1970 through 1987. ... In Whyte notation, a 0-2-2 is a railroad steam locomotive that has two coupled driving wheels followed by two and two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels . ... America One is a minor over-the-air television network in the United States. ... HMS A1 was the Royal Navys first British-designed submarine, and their first to suffer fatal casualties. ... The primary auditory cortex is the region of the brain that is responsible for processing of auditory (sound) information. ... Radiotelevizija Slovenija or RTV Slovenija (English: Radio-Television Slovenia) is the national broadcasting corporation of Slovenia. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, or CEF, is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe. ... The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A1/A3 is a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives, designed by Nigel Gresley. ... Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley (19 June 1876 – 5 April 1941) was one of Britains most famous Steam locomotive engineers who worked for the Great Northern Railway company from 1911 to 1922 as locomotive superintendent and for the London and North Eastern Railway company (LNER) from 1923 to 1941... There are two associations of the term Flying Scotsman in the British railway system: The LNER steam locomotive no. ... The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Peppercorn Class A1 was a class of steam locomotive. ... Arthur Henry Peppercorn (29 January 1889 - 3 March 1951) was the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London and North Eastern Railway. ... Windows Live OneCare, previously known as Windows OneCare Live, is a computer security service developed by Microsoft for its Windows operating systems. ... Two United States Navy ships have borne the name USS A-1: USS Plunger (SS-2), the lead ship of Plunger class submarine series USS A-1 (SP-1370), a houseboat taken over by the United States Navy in 1917 This is a list of ships with the same or...

A-1

• A-1 Skyraider, a United States Air Force single-seat attack bomber
• USS A-1 (SP-1370), a houseboat taken over by the United States Navy in 1917
• USS Plunger (SS-2), the lead ship of the Plunger class submarine series
• Battle Angel Alita, as her nickname on Tuned days.
• Alastair Ralphs (professional wrestler) (born 1977), as one of his stage names
• Canon A-1, a camera by Canon

The Douglas AD (later A-1) Skyraider was a U.S. single-seat attack bomber of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. ... The second A-1 was a converted houseboat used by the United States Navy during World War I. It was assigned the hull number SP-1370 as a shore patrol boat. ... The first USS Plunger (SS-2) was one of the earliest submarines used by the United States Navy. ... Battle Angel Alita, called GUNNM (銃夢 lit. ... Alastair Ralphs, better known as A-1, is a Canadian professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and on the Canadian independent circuit. ... Canon A-1 The Canon A-1 was an advanced amateur level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. ... Canon Inc. ...

A1 Roads

There are several roads and highways with the designation A1:

entries are alphabetical by country

• A1 Westautobahn, a motorway in Austria
• A1 road (Belgium), Brussels - Antwerp - Breda
• Trakiya motorway in Bulgaria, carrying the code A1, connecting Sofia and Burgas via Plovdiv.
• A1 motorway (Croatia), connecting the capital Zagreb to the second largest city located in southern Dalmatia, Split.
• A1 highway (Cyprus), connecting Nicosia to Limassol
• A1 highway (Kenya), long road in Kenya from Tanzanian to Sudanese border
• A1 autoroute (France)
• Bundesautobahn 1 (Germany) connecting Oldenburg to Saarbrücken
• A1 road (Great Britain), a key artery connecting London to Edinburgh, and many towns and cities in between.
• A1 road (Isle of Man), connecting Douglas and Peel
• A1 highway (Lithuania), connecting Vilnius to Klaipėda
• A1 (Luxembourg)
• A1 motorway (Netherlands)
• A1 road (Northern Ireland), connecting Belfast to Newry and to Dublin in the Republic of Ireland via the N1/M1.
• Autostrada A1 (Poland) - planned highway that will span Poland from north to south.
• A1 - Auto-estrada do Norte, in Portugal, connecting Lisbon and Porto
• A1 freeway (Romania), connecting Bucharest to Piteşti
• A1 motorway (Slovenia), connecting Maribor to Koper via Ljubljana
• Autovía A-1, is a Spanish autovía connecting Madrid to Irún (French border).
• A1 (Switzerland), connecting St. Margrethen to Geneva
• National Road 1A (Vietnam), connecting the northernmost and southernmost areas of the country

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