Wombat (disambiguation)

Wombats (Vombatidae) are a family of Australian marsupials. Wombat or Wombats may also refer to:

Aviation

 * Wombat Gyrocopters, a British autogyro manufacturer
 * Wombat Gyrocopters Wombat, a British autogyro design

People

 * Ian Damon (born 1935), Australian/UK broadcaster, nicknamed "Wombat"
 * Graham Eadie (born 1953), Australian rugby league footballer, nicknamed "Wombat"
 * Jan Howard Finder (1939-2013), American science fiction writer and academic administrator, nicknamed "The Wombat"

Places

 * Wombat, New South Wales, Australia, a small township
 * Tolmie, Victoria, Australia, a small town originally called Wombat
 * Wombat State Forest, Victoria, Australia
 * Wombat Island, Enderby Land, Antarctica

Science and technology

 * 6827 Wombat (1990 SN4), a main-belt asteroid
 * WOMBAT (diffractometer), a high-intensity neutron powder diffractometer
 * Wombat (operating system), a high-performance virtualized port of Linux developed by National ICT Australia
 * Wombat crossing, a raised pedestrian crossing
 * Project Wombat, formerly named Stumpers-L, an e-mail list, members of which are called wombats
 * Wombat Financial Software, a low latency market data business acquired by NYSE Euronext and renamed NYSE Technologies

Arts and entertainment

 * Wombat (TV series), an Australian children's television series
 * Wombat, an Australian rapper
 * The Wombats, an indie rock band from Liverpool, England
 * The Wombats (EP), released in 2008

Other uses

 * L6 WOMBAT (Weapon Of Magnesium, Battalion, Anti-Tank), a version of the British 120 mm BAT recoilless rifle
 * White Plains Wombats, a rugby league football team based in White Plains, New York
 * Women's Mountain Bike and Tea Society (WOMBATS), a cycling group founded by Jacquie Phelan
 * WOMBAT Situational Awareness and Stress Tolerance Test, a situation awareness or psychological assessment tool
 * Wombat and Combat Wombat, 125cc motorcycles produced by Hodaka in the 1970s
 * Wombat, a Humvee replica kit