horseshoe

Summary

horseshoe ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,101 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• horseshoe is a type of footwear^[2].
• horseshoe is a type of lucky symbol^[3].
• horseshoe's Commons category is recorded as Horseshoes^[4].
• horseshoe's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Horseshoes^[5].
• horseshoe's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[6].
• horseshoe's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[7].
• horseshoe's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[8].
• horseshoe's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[9].
• horseshoe's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[10].
• horseshoe's shape is recorded as horseshoe shape^[11].
• horseshoe's used by is recorded as horse^[12].
• horseshoe's different from is recorded as Q4367653^[13].
• horseshoe's worn by is recorded as horse^[14].
• horseshoe's worn on is recorded as horse hoof^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include footwear^[2] and lucky symbol^[3].

Use and Application

horseshoe's used by is recorded as horse^[12].

Influence

Things named for horseshoe include horseshoe theory^[16], a model^[17]; Horseshoe Bend^[18], a meander^[19], in United States^[20]; horseshoe sandwich^[21]; horseshoe map^[22]; and Lenuzzi's Horseshoe^[23], a row of houses^[24], in Croatia^[25].

Why It Matters

horseshoe ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,101 views/month).^[1] horseshoe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] horseshoe is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for horseshoe include horseshoe theory^[16], a model^[17]; Horseshoe Bend^[18], a meander^[19], in United States^[20]; horseshoe sandwich^[21]; horseshoe map^[22]; and Lenuzzi's Horseshoe^[23], a row of houses^[24], in Croatia^[25].