{{wiktionary|bulge}} __NOTOC__ '''Bulge''' may refer to:
==Astronomy and geography== *Bulge (astronomy), a tightly packed group of stars at the center of a spiral galaxy *Equatorial bulge, a bulge around the equator of a planet due to rotation *Tharsis bulge, vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in Mars’ western hemisphere *Tidal bulge, a bulge of land or water on a planet created by the pull of another object in orbit
==Military== *Bulge, a discontinuity in an extended military front line **Battle of the Bulge, a major World War II German offensive on the Western front starting in 1944 **''Bulge'' (game), a 1980 board wargame that simulates the Battle of the Bulge *Anti-torpedo bulge, passive warship defence against naval torpedoes between World War I and World War II
==People== *Helge "Bulge" Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian professional ice hockey player
==Other== *Beta bulge, a localized disruption of the regular hydrogen bonding of a beta sheet *British and Commonwealth English term for the fleshy mass on the back of a camel containing its fat reservoir *Bulge bracket, the world's largest and most profitable multi-national investment banks *Earth bulge, a term used in telecommunications *Power bulge, raised part (a bulge) of the hood (bonnet) of a car *The Bulge, a mountain located in Coos County, New Hampshire
==See also== *Battle of the Bulge (disambiguation) *Crotch, in men sometimes referred to as a bulge *Forebulge *Hernia, sometimes referred to as a bulge or bulge out *South Sister Bulge the oldest and most eroded of the Three Sisters (Oregon), known as "Faith"
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