horseshoe
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Summary
horseshoe ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,747 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: footwear[2], lucky symbol[3]
- Has use: horse shoeing[4]
- Commons category: Horseshoes[5]
- Topic's main category: Category:Horseshoes[6]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[9], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
- Shape: horseshoe shape[12]
- Used by: horse[13]
- Different from: Podkowa (ujednoznacznienie)[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: concrete/abstract disjunction anomalies[15]
- Worn by: horse[16]
- Worn on: horse hoof[17]
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Influence
Things named for horseshoe include horseshoe theory[18], a model[19]; Horseshoe Bend[20], a meander[21], in United States[22]; horseshoe sandwich[23]; horseshoe map[24]; and Lenuzzi's Horseshoe[25], a row of houses[26], in Croatia[27].
Why It Matters
horseshoe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] horseshoe is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for horseshoe include horseshoe theory[18], a model[19]; Horseshoe Bend[20], a meander[21], in United States[22]; horseshoe sandwich[23]; horseshoe map[24]; and Lenuzzi's Horseshoe[25], a row of houses[26], in Croatia[27].