boomerang

Summary

boomerang is a weapon family^[1]. boomerang ranks in the top 4% of weapon_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,055 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• boomerang's instance of is recorded as weapon family^[3].
• boomerang is a type of ranged weapon^[4].
• boomerang is a type of throwing stick^[5].
• boomerang's Commons category is recorded as Boomerangs^[6].
• boomerang's Unicode character is recorded as 🪃^[7].
• boomerang's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boomerangs^[8].
• boomerang's Commons gallery is recorded as Boomerang^[9].
• boomerang's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• boomerang's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• boomerang's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• boomerang's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[13].
• boomerang's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[14].
• boomerang's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• boomerang's different from is recorded as Bumerang^[16].
• boomerang's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[17].

Body

Designation and Status

boomerang's instance of is recorded as weapon family^[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for boomerang include imperial boomerang^[18], a thesis statement^[19]; Boomerang Nebula^[20], a Protoplanetary nebula^[21]; Bumerang^[22], a combat vehicle model^[23]; Kylie^[24], a female given name^[25]; Boomerang^[26]; and boomerang attack^[27].

Why It Matters

boomerang ranks in the top 4% of weapon_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,055 views/month).^[2] boomerang has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] boomerang is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for boomerang include imperial boomerang^[18], a thesis statement^[19]; Boomerang Nebula^[20], a Protoplanetary nebula^[21]; Bumerang^[22], a combat vehicle model^[23]; Kylie^[24], a female given name^[25]; Boomerang^[26]; and boomerang attack^[27].