Widow maker, widow-maker or widowmaker may refer to:

Common usage

Widowmaker (forestry) In forestry, a widowmaker or fool killer is a detached or broken limb or tree top. The name indicates that such objects can kill forest workers by falling on them, thus "making widows" of their spouses. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Adm ...

, any loose overhead debris such as limbs or tree tops that may fall at any time *

Widow maker (medicine) The left anterior descending artery (LAD, or anterior descending branch), also called anterior interventricular artery (IVA, or anterior interventricular branch of left coronary artery) is a branch of the left coronary artery. It supplies the ante ...

, a nickname used to describe a highly stenotic left main coronary artery or proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery of the heart, which is very often fatal

Entertainment

Film and television

* '' K-19: The Widowmaker'', a 2002 historical submarine film * Widowmaker Cave, a fictional cave in the ''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents in the fictitious town of Cicely, Alaska, that originally aired on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It rec ...

'' episode "The Final Frontier" * ''

The Widowmaker ''The Widowmaker'' is a 1990 made-for-television film directed by John Madden and starring Annabelle Apsion, Alun Armstrong, David Morrissey and Kenneth Welsh. The film deals with a woman whose husband has been arrested after going on a ...

'', a 1990 TV drama by John Madden * "Widowmaker" (''American Dad!''), a season 4 episode of ''American Dad!''

Books and Comics

* ''Widowmaker'' (Marvel Comics), a 2010–2011 four-issue comic book limited series * ''The Widowmaker'', a 1996 science-fiction novel by

Mike Resnick Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct mag ...

Characters

* Widowmaker (Image Comics), an assassin from the comic book series ''Noble Causes'' * Widow-Maker,

Pecos Bill Pecos Bill ( ) is a fictional cowboy and folk hero in stories set during American westward expansion into the Southwest of Texas, New Mexico, Southern California, and Arizona. These narratives were invented as short stories in a book by Tex O ...

's horse in American folklore * Widowmaker, a military unit in '' Resistance: Fall of Man'' and ''Resistance 3'' * Widow-maker, a Decepticon heavy from Marvel's

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien robot fac ...

franchise * Widowmaker (''Overwatch''), a character from the 2016 video game * The Widowmaker, an ace starfighter pilot in the video game '' Colony Wars: Vengeance''

Music

Widowmaker (British band) Widowmaker were a British hard rock band and active from 1975 to 1977. They were considered by many to be a supergroup and released two albums. Although their influences appeared to offer vast creative possibilities, musical and personality dif ...

, a British hard rock band ** ''Widowmaker'' (album), a 1976 album by Widowmaker * Widowmaker (American band), an American band * ''Widow Maker'', a 1964 album and song by

Jimmy Martin James Henry Martin (August 10, 1927 – May 14, 2005) was an American bluegrass singer and musician, known as the "King of Bluegrass". Early years Martin was born in Sneedville, Tennessee, United States, and was raised in the hard farming l ...

* ''Widowmaker'', a 2012 album by

Dragged into Sunlight Dragged into Sunlight is a British extreme metal band formed in 2006. The band consists of four balaclava-wearing individuals who perform with their backs to the audience, often accompanied by candles, a single stroboscopic light, and large a ...

* "The Widow Maker", a 1974 song by Robert Calvert from ''

Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters ''Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters'' is a 1974 satirical concept album by Robert Calvert, the former frontman of British space-rock band Hawkwind. The album contains a mixture of songs and comic spoken interludes with an overall concept ba ...

'' * "Widowmaker", a 1983 song by Pantera from ''

Metal Magic ''Metal Magic'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on June 10, 1983, by Metal Magic Records. Like the band's next three releases, it is musically oriented toward a glam/heavy metal sound influenced by Kiss ...

'' * "Widowmaker", a 1985 song by W.A.S.P. from '' The Last Command'' * ''The Widowmaker'', an album and song by Canadian singer-songwriter Donovan Woods * "Widowmaker", a 2017 song by The Black Dahlia Murder from ''

Nightbringers ''Nightbringers'' is the eighth studio album by American melodic death metal band the Black Dahlia Murder. This is the first album to feature Brandon Ellis on lead guitar, replacing Ryan Knight. It was released on October 6, 2017, through Metal ...

Vehicles and weaponry

Aircraft and Vehicles

* Widowmaker, the

Dodge Viper The Dodge Viper is a sports car that was manufactured by Dodge (by Street & Racing Technology, SRT for 2013 and 2014), a division of American car manufacturer Chrysler from 1992 until 2017, having taken a brief hiatus in 2007 and from 2011 to 20 ...

sports car known for instability and poor traction on older models * Widowmaker, the Porsche 930 Turbo, a sports car with a proclivity to spin during aggressive driving * Widowmaker, the

Kawasaki H2 Mach IV The Kawasaki H2 Mach IV is a 750 cc 3-cylinder two-stroke production motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki. The H2 was a Kawasaki triple sold from September 1971 through 1975. A standard, factory produced H2 was able to travel a quarter mil ...

motorbike * Widowmaker, the

Martin B-26 Marauder The Martin B-26 Marauder is an American twin-engined medium bomber that saw extensive service during World War II. The B-26 was built at two locations: Baltimore, Maryland, and Omaha, Nebraska, by the Glenn L. Martin Company. First used in ...

, a medium bomber that was unforgiving at low airspeed in its early versions * Widowmaker, the

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor. Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the " Century Series" of fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF), it was developed into an ...

, an interceptor aircraft with unforgiving flying qualities * Widow maker, the

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL). The aircraft is primari ...

, a V/STOL ground-attack aircraft with a high takeoff and landing accident rate

Firearms

* Widowmaker, the ArmaLite AR-18 assault rifle * Widowmaker, the Winchester Model 1911 shotgun

Other uses

* Widowmaker hill climb, a motorcycle/snowmobile sporting event in Croydon, Utah * Widowmaker, the

bowsprit The bowsprit of a sailing vessel is a spar (sailing), spar extending forward from the vessel's prow. The bowsprit is typically held down by a bobstay that counteracts the forces from the forestay, forestays. The bowsprit’s purpose is to create ...

, a part of a sailing ship * Widowmaker,

African buffalo The African buffalo (''Syncerus caffer)'' is a large sub-Saharan African bovine. The adult African buffalo's horns are its characteristic feature: they have fused bases, forming a continuous bone shield across the top of the head, referred to ...

* Widowmaker, ''

Astelia hastata ''Astelia hastata'', commonly known as the kahakaha, widow maker, perching lily, and tank lily, is an epiphyte species endemic to New Zealand. Description Similar to other epiphytic ''Astelia'' species, ''A. hastata'' is tufted, growing leave ...

'', an epiphyte plant * The Widowmaker,

Delamar, Nevada Delamar, Nevada, nicknamed '' The Widowmaker,'' is a ghost town in central eastern Nevada, United States along the east side of the Delamar Valley. During its heyday, primarily between 1895 and 1900, it produced $13.5 million in gold. History ...

, a former town * The Widowmaker,

Barry Windham Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestler. The son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan, he is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the World Wrestling Federation (W ...

, a wrestler