A1

A1 and A-1 are often used at the start of commercial business names so that they appear first in the telephone directory. For example, "A1 Cleaning Services" or "A1 Tool Hire". A1 means "very good" and is derived from the shipping insurers, Lloyds of London's description of a first class ship.

A1

A1 can mean:
*a1 (band), a British boy band
*A1 (comic) is a British anthology comic.
*A1 (milk), milk containing the A1 ?-casein protein
*A1 (rocket), a German rocket design from the 1930s
*A1 (shipping), a symbol indicating shipbuilding quality
*A1 (TV station) is a television channel in Macedonia.
*A1, a paper size, as defined by ISO 216
*the A1 Grand Prix series
*A1 Ring, the race track at which the Austrian Grand Prix was run from 1997 to 2003 (formerly called Österreichring).
*A1, a mobile network brand by mobilkom austria.
*A1 Steak Sauce, a brand of condiment
*0-2-2 (Whyte notation), as the equivalent UIC classification for railway locomotive wheel arrangements
*HMS A1, a British A class submarine of the Royal Navy
*the primary auditory cortex, that is, the part of the brain which processes hearing
*the first programme of Radio Slovenia
*A security class in the TCSEC
* In town and country planning in the UK, A1 is the code for permission to use specific land or premises for general retail.

A-1

* A-1 Skyraider, a United States Air Force single-seat attack bomber
* USS A-1 (SP-1370), a houseboat taken over by the United States Navy in 1917
* USS Plunger (SS-2), the lead ship of the Plunger class submarine series
* Battle Angel Alita, as her nickname on Tuned days.
* Alastair Ralphs (professional wrestler) (born 1976), as one of his stage names

Roads, Freeways, Highways

There are several roads and freeways named A1:

entries are alphabetical by country

*A1 Westautobahn, a motorway in Austria see Highways section of the "Transportation in Austria" article
*A1 road (Belgium), Brussels - Antwerp - Breda
*Autocesta A1 (Croatia) connecting Zagreb and Split
*A1 freeway (Cyprus) see Highways section of the "Transportation in Cyprus" article
*A1 autoroute (France) see Highways section of the "Transportation in France" article
*Bundesautobahn 1 (Germany) connecting Oldenburg to Saarbrücken
*A1 road (Isle of Man) see Roads section of the "Transport on the Isle of Man" article
*A1 road (Italy) see Highways section of the "Transportation in Italy" article
*A1 highway (Lithuania), connecting Vilnius to Klaip?da
*A1 motorway (Netherlands) see Highways section of the "Transportation in the Netherlands" article
*A1 road in Northern Ireland, connecting Belfast to Newry and to Dublin in the Republic of Ireland via the N1/M1.
*A1 freeway (Poland) see Expressways section of the "Roads and expressways in Poland" article
*A1 freeway (Romania), connecting Bucharest to Pite?ti
*A1 highway (Slovenia) see List of highways section of the "Transportation in Slovenia" article
*A1 freeway (Spain) see Road system section of the "Transportation in Spain" article
*A1 (Switzerland), connecting St. Margrethen to Geneva
*A1 road (United Kingdom), a key artery connecting London to Edinburgh, and many towns and cities in between.

See also (disambiguation pages)

* AL (disambiguation)
* USS A-1 (disambiguation), US Navy ships


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