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A '''[[pocket]]''' is a |
A '''[[pocket]]''' is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle, most commonly in clothing. |
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'''Pocket''' or '''The Pocket''' may also refer to: |
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* [[Hot Pockets]] and [[Pizza Pockets]], microwaveable meals of filling wrapped in crust |
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* [[Pita]] ("pocket bread"), a round flatbread |
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==Other common meanings== |
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;Geography |
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* [[Pocket (military)]], a term for when military units are cut off and surrounded by the enemy |
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* [[Pocket park]], a small [[park]] |
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==Places== |
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* [[The Pocket, New South Wales]], Australia, a village |
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* Pocket battleship, a World War II [[Deutschland class cruiser]] |
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* The Pocket, an area in the neighbourhood of [[Riverdale, Toronto]], Canada |
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* [[Salients, re-entrants and pockets]], battlefield features projecting into enemy territory |
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* [[Pocket, Virginia]], an unincorporated community in the United States |
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* [[Pocket Creek]], a stream in Georgia, United States |
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* [[The Pocket – Floyd County, Georgia]], United States, a recreational area |
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==Businesses== |
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;Publishing |
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* [[Pocket Bicycles]], a manufacturer of portable bicycles located in Massachusetts in the 1970s |
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* [[Pocket Books]], a publisher of small paperback books, a division of Simon & Schuster |
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* [[Pocket Communications]], a former regional cellular phone company in South Texas |
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==Music== |
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* [[Pocket (musician)]] a remixer and producer |
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* [[Pockets (group)|Pockets]], a soul group from Baltimore |
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* [[Back pocket]], a position on the field deep in [[defense (sport)]] in [[Australian rules football]] |
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* The Pockets, the original name for the band [[Saga (band)|Saga]] |
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* [[Forward pocket]], a position on the field deep in [[offense (sports)]] in Australian rules football |
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* [[One-pocket]], a variation of billiards |
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* [[Pocket (Ai Otsuka song)|"Pocket" (Ai Otsuka song)]], 2007 |
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* [[Pocket (Sam Sparro song)|"Pocket" (Sam Sparro song)]], 2008 |
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* [[Pocket schedule]], a foldable schedule for a [[sports club]] |
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==Video game consoles== |
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* [[Bemani Pocket]], a series of video game consoles from Konami |
* [[Bemani Pocket]], a series of video game consoles from Konami |
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* [[Pelican VG Pocket]], an early handheld video game console |
* [[Pelican VG Pocket]], an early handheld video game console |
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* [[Analogue Pocket]], a handheld game console |
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* Pocket Monsters, better known as [[Pokemon]] |
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==Other uses== |
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* [[Pocket (service)]], management tool for keeping articles for reading later |
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* Pocket, a |
* Herbert Pocket, a character in the novel ''[[Great Expectations]]'' by Charles Dickens |
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* ''[[Pocket Magazine]]'', a defunct American literary magazine established in 1895 |
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* Pocket, a type of [[body modification]] |
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* [[Pocket Athletic Conference]], a high school athletic conference in Indiana, United States |
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 30 January 2023
Look up pocket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
A pocket is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle, most commonly in clothing.
Pocket or The Pocket may also refer to:
Other common meanings
[edit]- Pocket, a feature of some types of billiards table
- Passing pocket, a playing area in American and Canadian football
- Pocket (military), a term for when military units are cut off and surrounded by the enemy
Places
[edit]- The Pocket, New South Wales, Australia, a village
- The Pocket, an area in the neighbourhood of Riverdale, Toronto, Canada
- Pocket, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
- Pocket Creek, a stream in Georgia, United States
- The Pocket – Floyd County, Georgia, United States, a recreational area
- Pocket-Greenhaven, Sacramento, California, a neighborhood also called "The Pocket"
Businesses
[edit]- Pocket Bicycles, a manufacturer of portable bicycles located in Massachusetts in the 1970s
- Pocket Books, a publisher of small paperback books, a division of Simon & Schuster
- Pocket Communications, a former regional cellular phone company in South Texas
Music
[edit]- Pocket (musician) a remixer and producer
- Pockets, a soul group from Baltimore
- The Pockets, the original name for the band Saga
- Pockets (album) by Karate
- "Pocket" (Ai Otsuka song), 2007
- "Pocket" (Sam Sparro song), 2008
Video game consoles
[edit]- Bemani Pocket, a series of video game consoles from Konami
- Pelican VG Pocket, an early handheld video game console
- Analogue Pocket, a handheld game console
Other uses
[edit]- Pocket (service), management tool for keeping articles for reading later
- Herbert Pocket, a character in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Pocket Magazine, a defunct American literary magazine established in 1895
- Pocket Athletic Conference, a high school athletic conference in Indiana, United States
- Pocket pet, a small furry household pet