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A pirate is someone who commits piracy, i.e. robbery. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The flag of 18th-century pirate Calico Jack Piracy is a robbery committed at sea, or sometimes on the shore, by an agent without a commission from a sovereign nation. ...

Pirate, pirates or piracy may also refer to:

Activities

• Aircraft hijacking, aka air piracy
• Biopiracy
• Copyright infringement
• Paradigm piracy
• Patent infringement
• Pirate radio
• Trademark infringement
• Yoga piracy

Hijackers inside flightdeck of TWA Flight 847 Aircraft hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take-over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Bioprospecting. ... The Cathach of St. ... Paradigm piracy, also known as metabelief and metaprogramming, is the practice of freely adopting and discarding beliefs and world views at will. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The term Pirate Radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmission. ... Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attaching to a registered trademark without the authorisation of the trademark owner or any licensees (provided that such authorization was within the scope of the license). ... Yoga may be one of the oldest disciplines in the world, but that has not prevented it from falling prey to insidious modern-day tactics like patent piracy. ...

Print and media

See also: List of fictional pirates

• Pirates of the Caribbean, a movie trilogy based on a theme park ride of the same name
• Pirate (film) (2006), directed by Priyadarshan
• Pirates (1986 film) (1986), directed by Roman Polanski
• Piracy (comic)
• Sid Meier's Pirates!, a series of computer games
• Space pirate, common theme in science fiction
• The Pirate (1947), American musical film
• The Pirate, a novel by Harold J. Robbins
• The Pirate (novel), by Sir Walter Scott
• "The Pirate (Anderson)", a science fiction short story by Poul Anderson
• Pirates Records, a record label
• Pirate is a pornographic magazine published by Private Media Group
• Pirates (2005 film), pornographic film

Yarrr Listed alphabetically by the characters last name or full nickname Spoiler warning: Morgan Adams, captain of the Morning Star, played by Geena Davis in the film Cutthroat Island. ... The Pirates of the Caribbean films are a trilogy of pirate adventure films directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. ... Pirates of the Caribbean is a dark ride at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris theme parks which is one of the most popular and well-known Disney attractions. ... For other uses of the word Pirate, see Pirate (disambiguation). ... Pirates is an adventure/comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski. ... Piracy was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. ... This article is about the videogame released in 1987. ... Space pirates are science fiction or fantasy character archetypes who operate as pirates in outer space as opposed to on the sea: capturing and plundering ships for cargo, money, and the ships themselves. ... The Pirate is a slang term for a supposed sex move performed during oral sex. ... Harold Robbins (originally Harold Rubin) (May 21, 1916–October 14, 1997) was an American author. ... Disambiguation: The Pirate is also the title of novels by Harold Robbins and Frederick Marryat The Pirate is an 1822 novel by Walter Scott. ... The Pirate is a science fiction short story by Poul Anderson that first appeared in the October 1968 issue of Analog. ... Pirates Records is a Montreal, Quebec-based independent record label. ... Private Castings # 7 DVD cover featuring Anita Dark. ... Pirates is a 2005 pornographic film produced by Digital Playground and Adam & Eve. ...

Sporting teams

Most commonly "Pirates" refer to either:

• Pittsburgh Pirates, U.S. Major League Baseball team, and the first team to use "Pirates".
• Seton Hall Pirates, Division I athletic teams from Seton Hall University, New Jersey, U.S.

"Pirates" has in the last 50 years been adopted by other teams as well: Major league affiliations National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 20, 21, 33, 40, 42 Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–present) Pittsburgh Innocents (1890) Pittsburg Alleghenies (1882–1889) (Also referred to as Infants in 1890) Ballpark PNC Park (2001–present) Three Rivers... “Seton Hall” redirects here. ...

• Bristol Rovers F.C., nickname "The Pirates", UK football team
• Cornish Pirates, UK rugby team
• East Carolina University, U.S., nickname "Pirate"
• East Kilbride Pirates, UK American Football Team
• Greece national football team, nickname "The Pirate Ship" after their success at UEFA Euro 2004* Hampton University's athletic division are the Pirates
• Orlando Pirates, South African football (soccer) team
• The de-facto original name of Pittsburgh's football and hockey teams when they were originally founded, they soon were renamed the Steelers and Penguins, respectively.
• Portland Pirates, U.S. hockey team

For details of the current season, see Bristol Rovers F.C. season 2007-08 Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team, based in Bristol. ... The Cornish Pirates are a professional rugby union team who play in National Division One, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. ... East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, intensive research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. ... The East Kilbride Pirates are an American Football Team based in East Kilbride, Scotland. ... First international Greece 1 - 4  Italy (Athens, Greece; 7 April 1929) Biggest win Greece 8 - 0  Syria (Athens, Greece; 25 November 1949) Biggest defeat  Hungary 11 - 1 Greece (Budapest, Hungary; 25 March 1938) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1994) Best result Round 1, 1994 European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... Hampton University (formerly Hampton Institute) is an American university located in Hampton, Virginia. ... Orlando Pirates are a South African football team, founded in 1937 in the Orlando section of Soweto, South Africa. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Team colors Black and Yellow Head Coach Mike Tomlin Owner Dan Rooney Mascot Steely McBeam League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1933–present) Eastern Division (1933–1943; 1945–1949) Western Division (1944) American Conference (1950–1952) Eastern Conference (1953–1969) Century Division (1967–1969) American Football Conference... The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Portland Pirates are the American Hockey League affiliate of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, based in Portland, Maine. ...

Other uses

• Lego Pirates
• Pirates in terms of global warming
• Pirates constructible strategy game
• The Pirate Bay, a Swedish website that indexes torrent files

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