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In European tradition, a '''zephyr''' is a light wind or a [[west wind]], named after [[Zephyrus]], the Greek god or personification of the west wind.

'''Zephyr''' may also refer to:
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==Arts and media==
===Fictional characters===
* [[Zephyr (comics)]], in the Marvel Comics universe
* Zephyr, a comic book character created by characters in the TV series ''[[Queer as Folk (American TV series)|Queer as Folk]]''
* Zephyr, a playable character from ''[[Warframe]]''
* Zephyr, in the video game ''[[City of Heroes]]''
* Zephyr, in the video game ''[[Heroes of Newerth]]''
* Zephyr, in the film ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame II]]'', voiced by Haley Joel Osment
* Zephyr, in the TV series ''[[Killjoys (TV series)|Killjoys]]''
* Zephyr, in the TV series ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]''
* Zephyr, in the video game ''[[Need for Speed Rivals]]''
* Zephyr, in the manga series ''[[One Piece]]''
* Zephyr, in the video game series ''[[Ratchet & Clank]]''
* Zephyr, in the video game ''[[Resonance of Fate]]''
* Zephyr, in the video game ''[[Tornado Outbreak]]''
* Zephyr, in the video game ''[[XCOM: Chimera Squad]]''
* Zephyr, in the short animated film ''[[How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming]]''
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===Fictional entities===
* Zephyr, the Alabama town setting of the novel '' [[Boy's Life (novel)|Boy's Life]]''
* Zephyr, a prototype battery in the 2010 film ''[[Knight and Day]]''
* The Hoboken Zephyrs, a baseball team in ''The Twilight Zone'' episode "[[The Mighty Casey]]"
* Zephyr, a sailboat in the children's book ''[[The Wreck of the Zephyr]]''
* Zephyr, an obtainable bow in the video game ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''
* Zephyr, a realm in the video game ''[[Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!]]''
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===Music===
====Albums====
* [[Zephyr (Zephyr album)|''Zephyr'' (Zephyr album)]]
* [[Zephyr (Basement Jaxx album)|''Zephyr'' (Basement Jaxx album)]], a 2009 EP by Basement Jaxx

====Performers====
* [[Zephyr (band)]], an American blues-based hard rock band formed in 1968
* [[The Zephyrs]], a Scottish indie band
* [[Zephyr Quartet]], an Australian string quartet

====Songs====
* [[Zephyr (Madeon song)|"Zephyr" (Madeon song)]], written and produced by Madeon, from the album ''Adventure''
* "Zephyr", a song from the Mary Chapin Carpenter album ''[[The Age of Miracles (album)|The Age of Miracles]]''
* "Zephyr", a song by one man project Conjure One (Rhys Fulber) from the album ''[[Exilarch (album)|Exilarch]]''
* "[[The Zephyr Song]]", from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album ''By the Way''
* [[Zephyrus (Bloc Party song)|"Zephyrus" (Bloc Party song)]], by the band Bloc Party, on their album ''Intimacy''
* "Andvari" (English: ''zephyr''), a song on the Sigur Rós album ''[[Takk...]]''

===Radio stations===
* [[WRKN (FM)]], an alternative rock station (formerly known as 106.1 the Zephyr) in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
* [[KZFR]], a community radio station in Chico, California, US
* [[WZPH-LP]], 96.7 FM The Zephyr, a Classic Oldies station located in Zephyrhills, Florida, US

===Other media===
* [[Zephyr (film)|''Zephyr'' (film)]], a 2010 Turkish feature film
* [[Zephyr (video game)|''Zephyr'' (video game)]], a 1994 PC game
* [[Zephyr (sculpture)|''Zephyr'' (sculpture)]], a 1998 stainless steel sculpture by Steve Wooldridge
* [[Zephyr Books]], a publishing imprint of the Continental Book Company in the 1940s

==Businesses==
* [[Zephyr Books]], a publishing imprint of the Continental Book Company in the 1940s
* [[Zephyr Headwear]], a headwear company
* [[Zephyr Technology]], a medical technology company
* [[Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions]], a surfboard manufacturing facility and surf shop

==People==
* [[Zephyr (artist)]], graffiti artist from New York City
* [[Mikhail Mukasei]] (1907–2008, code name: Zephyr), Soviet spy active from the 1940s through the 1970s
* [[Zephyr Moore Ramsey]] (1893–1984), African American lawyer based in Southern California
* [[Zephyr Teachout]] (born 1971), professor at Fordham University and former candidate for governor of New York
* [[Zephyr Wright]] (née Zephyr Black; 1915–1988), African American civil rights activist and chef for President Lyndon Johnson
* [[Zooey Zephyr]] (born 1988), Montana state representative

==Places==
===United States===
* [[Zephyr Cove, Nevada]]
* [[Zephyr, North Carolina]]
* [[Zephyr, Texas]]

===Other places===
* [[Zephyr, Ontario]], Canada
* [[Zephyr Glacier]], Antarctica

==Science and technology==
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===Computing===
* [[Zephyr (operating system)]], small real-time operating system
* [[Zephyr (protocol)]], an instant messenger protocol and application-suite
* Zephyr, a hardware revision of Microsoft's [[Xbox 360 technical specifications|Xbox 360]] video game console
* Zephyr, a commercial test management tool sold by [[SmartBear Software]]

===Other uses in science and technology===
* [[Zephyr (rover)|''Zephyr'' (rover)]], a NASA concept for a robotic Venus rover
* ''[[Zephyranthes]]'', a plant genus whose species include the zephyr lily
* [[Washoe Zephyr]], a meteorological phenomenon in the western US

==Transportation==
===Aviation===
* [[Advanced Aviation Zephyr]], ultralight, homebuilt aircraft
* [[Addyman Zephyr]], a one-off, single seat sailplane
* [[Airbus Zephyr]] or Qinetiq Zephyr, a series of solar-powered UAVs
* [[ATEC Zephyr]], Czech ultralight aircraft manufactured by ATEC
* [[Bartlett Zephyr]], light, civil aircraft of the 1940s
* [[Fouga Zéphyr]], a carrier-capable jet trainer for the French Navy, based on the Fouga Magister
* [[Qinetiq Zephyr]], later Airbus Zephyr, a solar powered unmanned air vehicle
* [[RAE Zephyr]], 1923 pusher biplane

===Maritime===
* [[Zephyr (ship)|''Zephyr'' (ship)]], several mercantile vessels
* [[Zephyr (dinghy)|''Zephyr'' (dinghy)]], a New Zealand sailing dinghy class
* [[HMS Zephyr|HMS ''Zephyr'']], eight ships of the British Royal Navy
* [[RV Zephyr|RV ''Zephyr'']], a research vessel
* [[USS Zephyr (PC-8)|USS ''Zephyr'' (PC-8)]], United States Navy ship
* ''Zephyr Seaport Liberty Cruise'', a sightseeing service operated by [[Circle Line Downtown]] in New York, US

===Rail===
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* [[Zephyr (train)]], a type of train-set with matching streamlined locomotive and passenger cars

===Road===
* [[Ford Zephyr]], a 1950–1972 British executive car
* [[Kawasaki Zephyr]], a 1989–2000 Japanese sport bike
* [[Lincoln-Zephyr]], a 1936–1942 American mid-size luxury car
** [[Lincoln-Zephyr V12 engine]], a 1936–1948 series of engines
* [[Lincoln Zephyr]], a 2022–present Chinese mid-size luxury sedan
* [[Lincoln MKZ]], a 2006–2020 American mid-size luxury sedan, originally named the ''Lincoln Zephyr''
* [[Mercury Zephyr]], a 1978–1983 American compact car

==Sports==
* [[Zephyr (garment)]], a garment used in competitive rowing
* [[Chicago Zephyrs]], former name of the NBA franchise currently known as the Washington Wizards
* [[Denver Zephyrs]], former minor league baseball team
* [[Muskegon Zephyrs]], former ice hockey team
* [[New Orleans Zephyrs]], the former name of the Pacific Coast League franchise now known as the New Orleans Baby Cakes
* [[Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka]], a Japanese professional basketball team
* [[Spokane Zephyr FC]], a professional women's soccer team
* [[Zephyr skateboard team]], also known as Z-Boys, in the 1970s

==Other uses==
* [[Zephyrus]] or Zephyr, one of the Anemoi and the Greek god of the west wind
** [[West wind]] or light wind, in European tradition
* [[Zephyr (cloth)]], a lightweight cotton fabric
* [[Zefir (food)]] or ''zephyr'', a type of soft confectionery
* Zephyr, a cultural festival of [[Orissa Engineering College]], India
* Zephyr, a wooden roller coaster at the former amusement park [[Pontchartrain Beach]], New Orleans, Louisiana, US

==See also==
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* [[Zephyrhills, Florida]], US
* Zephyr One, a fictional transport and mobile headquarters in the TV series ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
* [[Zephir (disambiguation)]]
* [[Zefir (disambiguation)]]
* [[Xephyr]], a unix computer display server which targets a window on a host X Server as its framebuffer
* [[Sapphire (disambiguation)]]

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